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ForbesNYT “Connections” tips and answers for Wednesday, January 8thFrom Kris Holt

Hello! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week so far.

The winter weather has just begun here and I’m already longing for spring. I can already say that I won’t go outside more than necessary until mid-April.

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It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess something up.

Today NYT Connections Hints and answers for Thursday, January 9th will follow soon.

How to play connections

Connections is a free, popular one New York Times daily pun. You will receive a new puzzle every day at midnight. You can play on that NYT Website or gaming app.

You will be presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to divide them into four groups of four by figuring out the connections between them. The groups can be items you can click on, names of research participants, or words preceded by a body part.

Each puzzle has only one solution, and you have to be careful when it comes to words that could fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps better see the connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to understand, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult. The purple group often contains puns.

Select four words that you think go together and click Send. If you guess and are wrong, you lose a life. When you’re close to finding the right group, you may see a message saying you’re one word away from the right group, but you still need to figure out which word to swap.

If you make four mistakes, the game is over. Let’s make sure that this doesn’t happen with the help of some tips, and if you really find it difficult, even with today’s ones Connections Answer. Like with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

If you have one NYT You can access the publications with the All Access or Games subscription Connections Archive. This includes every previous game from Connectionsso you can go back and play any songs you missed.

Aside from the first 60 or so games, you should be able to find my clues for each grid via Google if you need to! Simply click here and enter the date of the game for which you need hints or answers to the search query.

What are today’s connection notes?

Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for each of today’s Connections Groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words appear in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

• GLITTERING
• FINANCES
• TABLE
• IT
• STAND
• REMAIN
• TO
• IT
• SEA
• STALL
• COME
• OUT OF
• LEGALLY
• HEEL
• SALES STAND
• SALES

And the clues for today Connections Groups are:

• Yellow group – there you buy goods at a fair or bazaar
• Green Group – Animal Instructions
• Blue Group – Departments that keep everything running smoothly
• Purple group – anthemic conclusion

What are today’s sorority groups?

Do you need additional help?

Be warned: We’re starting to get into this Spoiler territory.

Today Connections Groups are…

• Yellow Group – Place of a seller in a market
• Green Group – Dog Commands
• Blue Group – Corporate Departments
• Lila Group – final words in “America The Beautiful”

What are today’s connection solutions?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today Connections Answer.

This is your final warning!

Today Connections Answers are…

• Yellow group – place of a seller in a market (STAND, STAND, STAND, TABLE)
• Green Group – Dog Commands (COME, HEEL, SIT, STAY)
• Blue Group – corporate departments (FINANCE, IT, LAW, SALES)
• Lila Group – last words in “America The Beautiful” (FROM, SEA, TO, SHINING)

I’m still waiting for a perfect game, but the all-important win streak is up to five. This is what happened to me:

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My first thought was that SHINING, STAND and IT would be part of a group of Stephen King novels, but I didn’t know what would fit with them (I’m not a big fan!). LAW, FINANCE and SALES also seemed to fit together.

The only other real option I had for SHINING was the purples. I can’t really explain how this appealed to me since I’m not American, but I was pretty happy with it. I imagine “America The Beautiful” is ingrained in my head because I heard it at WrestleMania for decades.

After this high came a low. I was sure that STAY, TABLE, STALL and SIT would form a group, but no! Not even one removed. The inverted rainbow dream is dead for another day. But just seconds later, the greens hit me like a cold shower on a hot day.

My initial suspicions about FINANCE, SALES and LAW were proven correct when I realized they were initials and not a word. With that the blue tones were sorted out and I stuck with the yellow tones.

I’m a little surprised at today’s blue tones, as yesterday’s yellow tones also referred to parts of a company or organization. However, these related to specific areas of the company.

That’s all for today Connections Hints and answers. Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow for hints and the walkthrough for Friday’s game if you need it.

PS: I was tempted to choose a “Man in Finance” remix today, but this is one I’ve already used and I’m trying to avoid repeat recommendations. But I didn’t recommend it The shining one before, so let’s get on with it.

Stanley Kubrick’s version of King’s novel is an all-time horror film. It’s a great work of art, even if it took its toll on many involved:

I wish you a wonderful day! Make sure you drink enough water! Call someone you love!

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