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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, November 13 (game #1251).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1252) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- COMPLEX
- CHESS
- BATTLE
- ADVANCED
- MARRIAGE
- PROGRESSIVE
- CENTER
- MOTTLE
- GO
- FACILITY
- MODERN
- OTHELLO
- TRIB
- STRATEGO
- CAMPUS
- FOREMOST
NYT Connections today (game #1252) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW:State of the art
- GREEN:Collection of buildings
- BLUE:Contests with pieces
- PURPLE:Altered essentials for under-ones
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1252) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW:CUTTING-EDGE
- GREEN:LOCATIONS FOR AN INSTITUTION
- BLUE:STRATEGY BOARD GAMES
- PURPLE:BABY GEAR WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1252) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1252, are…
- YELLOW: CUTTING-EDGE:ADVANCED, FOREMOST, MODERN, PROGRESSIVE
- GREEN: LOCATIONS FOR AN INSTITUTION:CAMPUS, CENTER, COMPLEX, FACILITY
- BLUE: STRATEGY BOARD GAMES:CHESS, GO, OTHELLO, STRATEGO
- PURPLE: BABY GEAR WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED:BATTLE, MARRIAGE, MOTTLE, TRIB
- My rating: Easy
- My score:Perfect
Congratulations if you spotted BABY GEAR WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED — even after the group was revealed, I struggled to see rattle, carriage, bottle and crib.
I began by threading together CHESS, GO, OTHELLO and STRATEGO. I’d never heard of STRATEGO, although the clue was in the name — but OTHELLO is a game I’ve grown up with and developed a winning strategy for (basically go for the corners), so this was an easy set.
CUTTING EDGE and LOCATIONS FOR AN INSTITUTION both seemed far too easy, making this the one game of the week without any traps.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, November 13, 2026, game #1251)
- YELLOW: USE THE INTERNET:BROWSE, SCROLL, SEARCH, SURF
- GREEN: MEDIA ATTENTION:COVERAGE, EXPOSURE, PRESS, PUBLICITY
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE TOWED:BARGE, GLIDER, TRAILER, WATER SKIER
- PURPLE: BRAIN ____:FREEZE, TEASER, TRUST, WAVES
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t <a href="https://myappsplus.com/tested-in-the-wild-best-survival-tech/” title=”Tested in the wild: Best survival tech!”>technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
