NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, September 15 (game #462)

Welcome to today’s rundown of NYT Connections. Are you ready to put your word game skills to the test? If so, read on for hints and answers to help you navigate the challenges ahead.

NYT Connections today (game #462) – today’s words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s NYT Connections words are…

  • CLOWN
  • DWELL
  • TURKEY
  • SEA
  • WONDER
  • SAP
  • DWINDLE
  • STAY
  • DECLINE
  • DWEEB
  • EBB
  • LIVE
  • SIN
  • INHABIT
  • DWARF
  • DROP

NYT Connections today (game #462) – hint #1 – group hints

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

  • Yellow: Be somewhere
  • Green: Reduce in number
  • Blue: Idiot
  • Purple: All associated with one number

Feeling stuck? Let’s delve deeper into the hints…

NYT Connections today (game #462) – hint #2 – group answers

What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: RESIDE
  • GREEN: DECREASE
  • BLUE: DOOFUS
  • PURPLE: MEMBER OF A SEPTET

Ready for the solutions? Keep scrolling to uncover the answers…

NYT Connections today (game #462) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 462 on a purple background
(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Connections, game #462, are…

  • YELLOW: RESIDE – DWELL, INHABIT, LIVE, STAY
  • GREEN: DECREASE – DECLINE, DROP, DWINDLE, EBB
  • BLUE: DOOFUS – CLOWN, DWEEB, SAP, TURKEY
  • PURPLE: MEMBER OF A SEPTET – DWARF, SEA, SIN, WONDER

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

How did you fare today? Drop me an email with your results!

Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, 14 September, game #461)

  • YELLOW: WINE BOTTLE INFO – GRAPE, REGION, VINTAGE, WINERY
  • GREEN: CONSOLE INPUTS – BUTTON, KNOB, SLIDER, SWITCH
  • BLUE: PREFIXES – PRO, RETRO, SUB, SUPER
  • PURPLE: ___ KING – BURGER, CALIFORNIA, LION, PROM

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a popular word game by the New York Times that challenges players to identify groups of four items with a common connection. Each group varies in difficulty, ranging from easy to very challenging.

While the final group may be the toughest, players have some leeway to make errors along the way. It’s a game that requires critical thinking and a keen eye for word associations.

Accessible on desktop and mobile via the NYT Games site, NYT Connections is a great way to test your vocabulary and logic skills.