Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1245) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- POLO
- EASTER
- NEW
- CLONE
- RHODE
- RINGER
- SOON
- TREASURE
- HENLEY
- BOUNTY
- NORTH
- CANE
- SPOILS
- SOUTH
- RAGLAN
- BOOTY
NYT Connections today (game #1245) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Shiver me timbers and give me the loot
- GREEN: Garment types
- BLUE: Disunited states
- PURPLE: Finishing with rough weather
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1245) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIRATE’S PLUNDER
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHIRTS
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES
- PURPLE: ENDS OF STORM TYPES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1245) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1245, are…
- YELLOW: PIRATE’S PLUNDER: BOOTY, BOUNTY, SPOILS, TREASURE
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHIRTS: HENLEY, POLO, RAGLAN, RINGER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES: NEW, NORTH, RHODE, SOUTH
- PURPLE: ENDS OF STORM TYPES: CANE, CLONE, EASTER, SOON
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
After landing PIRATE’S PLUNDER (all great words to describe some stolen loot from a tropical island) I floundered on the next group.
Initially I thought we were looking for islands, so I linked EASTER, RHODE, SOUTH and NORTH. Fortunately this error gave me a “one away” and I realized that instead it must be a group about US States.
From here, with eight tiles remaining, KINDS OF SHIRTS was easier to see — a good thing, as I was utterly blind to the tiles featuring ENDS OF STORM TYPES.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, November 6, 2026, game #1244)
- YELLOW: COMPOSITION: CONSTITUTION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, STRUCTURE
- GREEN: COPY: BACKUP, EXTRA, REPLACEMENT, SPARE
- BLUE: KINDS OF TRUCKS: FLATBED, PICKUP, SEMI, TANKER
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYE: HOT ROD, OSIRIS, TRAFFIC CONE, WOOLENS
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
