NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 8 (game #577)
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 clues.
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.
Today's NYT Connections words are…
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
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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…
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What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
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The answers to today's Connections, game #577, are…
The first thing I thought when I saw LIMB and BISCUIT beside each other on the grid was that would be a good name for a rap-rock covers band, but did I think it could be a Connections group? No I did not. I just thought it was one of their jokes.
Instead, I convinced myself that DRUMSTICK, CORN, PICK and BISCUIT were all things you’d find at a KFC. Which is sort of true, although that wouldn’t be a particularly exciting order.
I saw sense in the end after spotting the four words that made up SECTION and ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT, but still got DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT ahead of Nu Metal misspellings.
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
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