Good day! Let’s dive into Connections, the engaging word game from the New York Times that challenges players to categorize their answers. If you’re feeling stuck, keep reading for some helpful hints.

Once you’ve completed Connections, why not try your hand at some other word games? I also provide daily clues and answers for Wordle, Strands, and Quordle if you need assistance with those too.

WARNING: Details about today’s NYT Connections are included below, so proceed with caution to avoid spoilers.

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NYT Connections Today (Game #533) – Today’s Words

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Today’s words for NYT Connections are:

LIGHT
SCORE
LAND
SEA
HOST
BOW
WIN
YANG
ANCHOR
MASCULINE
FLOCK
DECK
EXPANSIVE
BRIDGE
EARN
CROWD

NYT Connections Today (Game #533) – Hint #1 – Group Hints

Here are some clues for today’s groups in NYT Connections:

Yellow: Get
Green: Lots of people
Blue: STERN could be another
Purple: Confucius would have got this one

If you need more hints, keep reading to uncover the theme answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles.

NYT Connections Today (Game #533) – Hint #2 – Group Answers

Check out the answers for today’s groups in NYT Connections:

YELLOW: ATTAIN
GREEN: LARGE GROUP
BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP
PURPLE: ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

Continue reading only if you’re ready to see the answers.

NYT Connections Today (Game #533) – The Answers

NYT Connections answers for game 519 on a purple background — (Image credit: New York Times)

Here are the answers for today’s game #533 in NYT Connections:

YELLOW: ATTAIN – EARN, LAND, SCORE, WIN
GREEN: LARGE GROUP – CROWD, FLOCK, HOST, SEA
BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP – ANCHOR, BOW, BRIDGE, DECK
PURPLE: ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY – EXPANSIVE, LIGHT, MASCULINE, YANG

My rating: Moderate
My score: 1 mistake

Winning at Connections is rewarding, whether you solve it through skill or luck. It feels more satisfying to find the answer through knowledge rather than chance. I encountered a similar situation today with the purple group, ASSOCIATED PRINCIPLES IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY, and it turned out to be a fortunate mistake.

I had already completed the blue group (PARTS OF A SHIP) and yellow group (ATTAIN) successfully. However, I mistakenly associated DECK with the green group instead of realizing it belonged to the blue group. After using one guess on the green group, I incorrectly linked the remaining words to opposites, which led me to the purple group. While my connection was a bit off, all guesses were valid.

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Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, 24 November, Game #532)

YELLOW: CAREEN – HEAVE, LURCH, PITCH, REEL
GREEN: WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BE – IDEA, PERSON, PLACE, THING
BLUE: ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRES – AMBIENT, HOUSE, JUNGLE, TRANCE
PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “ASH” – BLOND, TRAY, TREE, WEDNESDAY

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a popular word game series developed by the New York Times. Players are tasked with identifying groups of four items that share a commonality, with each group varying in difficulty level: green being easy, yellow a bit more challenging, blue quite tough, and purple very difficult.

Players are allowed up to four mistakes, providing a bit of leeway. While it may not be necessary to solve the final group, the process of elimination can help reveal the answer. The game requires more involvement than Wordle and offers opportunities for tricky traps, such as homophones and wordplay.

You can enjoy NYT Connections for free on desktop or mobile through the NYT Games site.