NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Saturday, July 13 (game #398)

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Your weekend kicks off here with the latest from Connections by the NYT. If you had a better game today than yesterday, congratulations! But if you’re finding it tough, check out my hints for a helping hand.

Once you’ve completed today’s puzzle, why not keep the wordplay going with more word games? If you need assistance with Wordle, Strands, or Quordle, be sure to check out my daily hints and answers articles for those as well.

SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Connections for today are revealed below, so proceed with caution if you want to figure it out on your own.

NYT Connections Today (Game #398) – Today’s Words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s NYT Connections words are…

  • LISTEN
  • SOUND
  • WITCH
  • TITANIC
  • AVATAR
  • GIANT
  • LOOK
  • HUSTLE
  • MONSTER
  • FIGURE
  • CASTLE
  • APPEAR
  • PERSONA
  • SEEM
  • MAMMOTH
  • CHARACTER

NYT Connections Today (Game #398) – Hint #1 – Group Hints

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

  • Yellow: Bigger than that. Even bigger than that
  • Green: Like a person, but not
  • Blue: I think it’s that
  • Purple: Missing letter?

For more clues, read on. Spoilers ahead as we reveal the four theme answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections Today (Game #398) – Hint #2 – Group Answers

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

  • YELLOW: ENORMOUS
  • GREEN: EMBODIMENT
  • BLUE: COME ACROSS AS
  • PURPLE: SILENT “T”

Keep scrolling for the answers, unless you want to figure them out on your own.

NYT Connections Today (Game #398) – The Answers

NYT Connections answers for game 398 on a purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Connections, game #398, are…

  • YELLOW: ENORMOUS – GIANT, MAMMOTH, MONSTER, TITANIC
  • GREEN: EMBODIMENT – AVATAR, CHARACTER, FIGURE, PERSONA
  • BLUE: COME ACROSS AS – APPEAR, LOOK, SEEM, SOUND
  • PURPLE: SILENT “T” – CASTLE, HUSTLE, LISTEN, WITCH
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

I thoroughly enjoyed today’s Connections game, especially after the challenges of yesterday. While the final purple group posed a bit of difficulty, I managed to solve it after completing the other three. How did you fare today? Drop me an email and share your experience.

For yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, 12 July, game #397), check below.

Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, 12 July, Game #397)

  • YELLOW: SCHOOL FACILITIES – AUDITORIUM, GYM, LAB, LIBRARY
  • GREEN: ROULETTE – BETS, BLACK, EVEN, ODD, RED
  • BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH “DOVE” – CHOCOLATE, PEACE, PIGEON, SOAP
  • PURPLE: ___ GOOSE – GOLDEN, GREY, MOTHER, SILLY

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a word game series created by the New York Times that challenges players to identify groups of four items that share a common connection. Each group varies in difficulty, with green being easy, yellow a bit harder, blue quite tough, and purple very challenging.

Players have the flexibility of making up to four mistakes and can often deduce the final group through process of elimination. The game requires a keen eye for word patterns as well as the ability to uncover hidden connections among seemingly unrelated items.

While more complex than games like Wordle, NYT Connections offers a rewarding challenge and can be played for free on desktop or mobile through the NYT Games website.