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Skip to main content Tech Radar Pro Tech Radar Gaming Close main menu Game-changing stories België (Nederlands) Deutschland North America US (English) Australasia New Zealand View Profile Search TechRadar Battlefield 6 Hollow Knight: Silksong Marvel Rivals Gamescom 2025 Don't miss these NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 18 (game #830) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 8 (game #820) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 21 (game #833) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 22 (game #834) NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, August 29 (game #810) NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 26 (game #838) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 11 (game #823) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 14 (game #826) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 7 (game #819) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 9 (game #821) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 24 (game #836) NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 13 (game #825) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 10 (game #791) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 27 (game #777) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 23 (game #835) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 28 (game #840) Johnny Dee Contributions from Marc McLaren 27 September 2025 My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: New York Times) Today's words Hint #1: Group hints Hint #2: Group answers Today's answers Looking for a different day? 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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 27 (game #839). 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. You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 18 (game #830) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 8 (game #820) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 21 (game #833) NYT Connections today (game #840) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… TROJAN HORSE FLEUR-DE-LIS ICE BREAKERS NYT Connections today (game #840) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Give security GREEN: A bug in the system BLUE: Something to chew on PURPLE: Football badges 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… Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #840) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: BACKING GREEN: MALICIOUS SOFTWARE BLUE: GUM BRANDS PURPLE: N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle deals 21 Amazon customer reviews We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #840) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #840, are… You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 18 (game #830) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 8 (game #820) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 21 (game #833) YELLOW: BACKING AEGIS, GUARD, PROTECTION, SHIELD GREEN: MALICIOUS SOFTWARE BACKDOOR, TROJAN HORSE, VIRUS, WORM BLUE: GUM BRANDS EXTRA, ICE BREAKERS, ORBIT, TRIDENT PURPLE: N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS BUFFALO, FLEUR-DE-LIS, HORSESHOE, LIGHTNING BOLT My rating: Hard My score: Fail After teasing us with some easy games, this one was an absolute streak killer. My first mistake was connecting all the words that I thought had some connection to mythology – TRIDENT, TROJAN HORSE, LIGHTNING BOLT and AEGIS. Next, I tried a group all of which I believed were about stopping something and foolishly had PROTECTION, SHIELD, GUARD and HORSESHOE (I was thinking about all the upturned horse shoes you sometimes see in bars or people’s houses, all intended to provide luck and, as a byproduct, prevention from harm). After getting “one away”, I remembered that AEGIS had something to do with shields and after getting it right was shocked to discover that this was just the yellow group. With 12 tiles left I was in the dark and made up a random foursome before a shuffle helped me see MALICIOUS SOFTWARE. It was all too little too late and I floundered trying to pick out another group. After seeing today’s answers I’m sure I wasn’t the only non-American player to suffer from a lack of knowledge of gum brands and NFL logos. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, September 27, game #839) YELLOW: LOVING KIND, SWEET, TENDER, WARM GREEN: APPENDAGES ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, WING BLUE: POPCORN-MAKING METHODS KETTLE, MICROWAVE, POPPER, STOVETOP PURPLE: SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY" FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, TRIFLE 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. NYT Connections Contributor Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons. 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