NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, April 29 (game #688)

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 #688) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• LADDER
• BATTER
• SUIT
• CANDLESTICK
• INFIELD
• ROPE
• PASTE
• PITCHER
• GEMSTONE
• MOUNTAIN
• PLATE
• MIXTURE
• TREE
• DOUGH
• RHOMBUS
• PLACEMAT

NYT Connections today (game #688) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Baking blends
• GREEN: Fancy dining
• BLUE: Conquer these
• PURPLE: Ice, ice baby

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 #688) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: COOKING CONCOCTIONS 
• GREEN: SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY 
• BLUE: THINGS TO CLIMB
• PURPLE: WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #688) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #688, are…

• YELLOW: COOKING CONCOCTIONS BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE
• GREEN: SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE
• BLUE: THINGS TO CLIMB LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE
• PURPLE: WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TO GEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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For a while I suspected there was a baseball themed group in today’s puzzle, with PITCHER, BATTER, INFIELD and, erm CANDLESTICK after the legendary stadium perhaps?

Fortunately, I ruled out this blind alley and concentrated on successfully gathering THINGS TO CLIMB and COOKING CONCOCTIONS.

The final groups were less straightforward, but I knew RHOMBUS is diamond-shaped and that a baseball INFIELD is too, so I added GEMSTONE and took a gamble with SUIT before later realising that this referred to a suit in a deck of cards.

And there was me thinking it might be a fancy bit of clothing someone like Timothée Chalamet might wear to the Met Gala…

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, April 28, game #687)

• YELLOW: HAIR PRODUCTS GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX
• GREEN: AUSTERE BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE
• BLUE: CLUES AT A CRIME SCENE FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK
• PURPLE: WEARY BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE

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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 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.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.