Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Nov. 27 #900

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tough. The purple category is counting on you to know the other games from the New York Times stable. (We have the answers to five of these games.) If you need help sorting them into groups, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like Wordle’s. Go there after playing to receive a numerical score and have the program analyze your answers. Players registered in the Times Games section can now track their progress, including the number of completed puzzles, win rate, number of times they achieved a perfect score, and their winning streak.

Learn more: Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Help You Win Every Time on NYT Connections

Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: Attention!

Green group index: Store things here.

Blue group index: In the store.

Purple group index: Some meta rhymes.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Flood.

Green group: Main folders on a computer.

Blue group: Woodworking tools.

Purple group: Nursery Rhymes for New York Times Games.

Learn more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is flooding. The four responses are avalanche, outpouring, tidal wave and torrent.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is that of the main folders of a computer. The four answers are desktop, documents, downloads and music.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is carpentry tools. The four answers are drills, files, routers and saws.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is rhymes from the New York Times games. The four answers are Confections (Connections), Big Ones (Strands), Obstacles (Wordle) and Swelling Sea (Spelling Bee).

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