Unlock the Power of Your Mind Today: Crack NYT Connections #829 Like a Champion Warrior!

Ever find yourself staring at a cluster of words wondering if they’re secretly plotting against you? Welcome to today’s New York Times Connections puzzle, where 16 seemingly innocent words are actually members of four distinct clubs—yellow, green, blue, and purple. Now, I cracked today’s puzzle (#829) faster than I thought I would—but let me tell you, those purple group words had me scratching my head like never before. It’s like trying to find your six-pack after a cheat day: just when you think you’ve got it, it slips away. The beauty (and beast) of Connections is that it messes with your brain in the best way possible—challenging yet strangely satisfying once you get those “aha!” moments. If you’re new to this daily ritual or stuck mid-game, I’ve got some insider tips, sneaky hints, and yes, spoilers—because who said you can’t peak if it means leveling up faster? Let’s dive in and get you sorted out before the clock resets at midnight—that daily timer’s ruthless, right? LEARN MORE

Need help figuring out today’s groups for the New York Times Connections word game? I solved this one pretty easily, so I’ll share some hints (and spoilers if you want them) to help you get through Wednesday’s puzzle: #829. Don’t feel bad for taking a peek — these puzzles are designed to confuse you.

Since we’re in this together, I’ll share how I did each day. Seeing today’s words was a little confusing at first, until I solved green and blue. I definitely would’ve never guessed purple. At least I got out without making any mistakes!

If you’re new to NYT Connections, we’ve got some tips to help you along the way. Also, check out today’s Wordle hints and answer.

How to play NYT Connections

NYT Connections is a surprisingly difficult word game and if you play, you’re now considered a “connector.” There are 16 words presented in a four-by-four grid and your goal is to match four words into their respective color-coded groups (yellow, green, blue, purple). Yellow is the easiest to guess while purple is the hardest.

Your job is to find out how the four words are connected to a specific group. For instance, in one recent puzzle, the blue group hint was “related to buying a home” and the words were appraisal, escrow, insurance and mortgage.

If you make a mistake when you submit, that’s okay. You get four guesses before the game is over and the answers are revealed. You can also click on the lightbulb icon in the game to get some hints, but we’ll also provide those here.

If you find yourself obsessed with this game after completing just one puzzle, I’ve got bad news for you. You can only play once a day. The timer resets each night at midnight.

Tips for playing NYT Connections

I only recently started playing Connections, but here are some tips I’ve found useful along the way.

1. When you get an answer wrong, pay attention to the text that appears at the top of the puzzle. “One away” means you only got one word wrong. Analyze each word to find one that might fit better in another group and try a new word.

2. If you’re stuck, shuffle the board. You can shuffle as many times as you’d like to help you see some different word combinations.

3. Try to find the easy yellow group words first. Those words usually stick out because they have so much in common — they’re often synonyms of one another. But be wary of the trick words that could fit into multiple categories.

4. Stumped? Come back to the puzzle later with a fresher mind. Trying to solve a difficult puzzle without “sleeping” on it might result in too many mistakes.

Today’s NYT Connections hints

Check out these hints if you’re having a hard time grouping them together.

I’ll give you my own hints:

Yellow group: You might have these outside your house

Green group: Do a 180

Blue group: Pack in tight

Purple group: You might’ve watched these when you were a kid

Here’s one word from each group:

Yellow group hint word: Pinwheel

Green group hint word: Renege

Blue group hint word: Wedge

Purple group hint word: Kangaroo

Okay, on to the official group names for a bigger hint. If you don’t want to know what those are, then stop scrolling.

NYT Connections group names

Here are the group names for today’s puzzle.

Yellow group: They’re blowin’ in the wind

Green group: Change one’s tune

Blue group: Cram

Purple group: Last words in long-running children’s show titles

Warning, spoilers ahead! If you scroll past this, the answers are right below.

Final warning! Last chance to go back and finish the game.

Today’s NYT Connections answers (spoilers)

Here are the Connections groups and the words that go with them.

Yellow group: They’re blowin’ in the wind (flag, pinwheel, vane, wind chime)

Green group: Change one’s tune (about-face, backpedal, flip-flop, renege)

Blue group: Cram (jam, shoehorn, stuff, wedge)

Purple group: Last words in long-running children’s show titles (kangaroo, neighborhood, rainbow, street)

My results today

Green and blue were the easiest for me today, though I’ll admit I thought there might be a “types of shoes” category at first.

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Thanks for reading! Share how you did today in the comments.