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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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 1 (game #813) . 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 #814) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… STIRRING MYSTERY CHRISTMAS SWEARING HOUSE MOUSE HERRING EARRING EXPLETIVES PLEATHER VEST OUROBOROS NECKLACE MESH SHIRT FOUR-LETTER WORDS HISTAMINE PROFANITY NYT Connections today (game #814) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Rude language GREEN: Feature in a festive poem BLUE: Accoutrements of Barbie’s pal PURPLE: His or hers to begin with 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 #814) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: CURSES GREEN: IN "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" BLUE: WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN PURPLE: STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #814) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #814, are… YELLOW: CURSES EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, PROFANITY, SWEARING GREEN: IN "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, STIRRING BLUE: WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, PLEATHER VEST PURPLE: STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS HERRING, HISTAMINE, MYSTERY, OUROBOROS My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes Another incredibly difficult game of Connections, although perhaps I am underestimating the cultural impact of Earring Magic Ken, Mattel's 1992 short-lived Ken variant that made a brief appearance in the Barbie movie alongside some other discontinued dolls. Fortunately, I didn’t completely fail, as I had managed to put together CURSES and IN “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS” before a series of random guesses helped me get WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN without actually knowing what the group would be – I guessed it might have something to do with boy bands, so wasn’t far off. The purple group is a good example
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