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Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 29 (game #810) . 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 #811) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… BLOW GLASS FUNK STINK METAL ROCK BITE EAT CAGE EMO ENO RULE SLAY SUCK POP REICH NYT Connections today (game #811) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Record store categories GREEN: 1-star review BLUE: 5-star review PURPLE: Stars of new age music 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 #811) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: MUSIC GENRES GREEN: NOT BE GOOD BLUE: DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL PURPLE: CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #811) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #811, are… YELLOW: MUSIC GENRES EMO, FUNK, METAL, POP GREEN: NOT BE GOOD BITE, BLOW, STINK, SUCK BLUE: DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL EAT, ROCK, RULE, SLAY PURPLE: CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS CAGE, ENO, GLASS, REICH My rating: Hard My score: 3 mistakes The purple group fell into the category of “if you know it, it’s easy”, but beyond the miracle of getting the most difficult quartet first I struggled today and only just completed the round. My first diversion was thinking that STINK and FUNK indicated a smells group, then I switched tack and went for MUSIC GENRES – but included ROCK instead of POP, then ROCK instead of FUNK, before finally getting it right. Age was the barrier for the final group, as I confused the meanings of EAT and BITE before getting lucky. Phew! Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, August 29, game #810) YELLOW: FAMOUS PERSON FIGURE, NAME, PERSONALITY, STAR GREEN: INCREASE BALLOON, MOUNT, MUSHROOM, WAX BLUE: PLACES THAT SELL GAS 7-ELEVEN, CHEVRON, GULF, SHELL PURPLE: SPLIT 7-10, BANANA, LICKETY, STOCK What is NYT Connections? NYT Connections is one of s
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