NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Monday, September 16 (game #463)

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
clues.

What
should
you
do
once
you’ve
finished?
Why,
play
some
more
word
games
of
course.
I’ve
also
got
daily

Wordle
hints
and
answers,

Strands
hints
and
answers
and

Quordle
hints
and
answers
articles
if
you
need
help
for
those
too.

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
#463)
–
today’s
words

Today’s
NYT
Connections
words
are…

• CACTUS
• BOTTLE
• MUSHROOM
• CHEESE
• SUPREME
• GRADUATE
• HEDGEHOG
• PINEAPPLE
• CORN
• SALARY
• PAP
• PRINCIPAL
• CHIEF
• MACE
• PREMIER
• MUSH

NYT
Connections
today
(game
#463)
–
hint
#1
–
group
hints

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

• 
  Yellow:
  Most
  important
• 
  Green:
  Has
  pointy
  bits
• 
  Blue:
  Will
  have
  you
  crying
  your
  eyes
  out
• 
  Purple:
  They
  all
  have
  a
  top
  to
  them?

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
#463)
–
hint
#2
–
group
answers

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

• 
  YELLOW:
  FOREMOST
• 
  GREEN:
  SPIKY
  THINGS
• 
  BLUE:
  OVERLY
  SENTIMENTAL
  WORK
• 
  PURPLE:
  THINGS
  THAT
  ARE
  CAPPED

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

NYT
Connections
today
(game
#463)
–
the
answers

The
answers
to
today’s
Connections,
game
#463,
are…

• 
  YELLOW:
  FOREMOST
  CHIEF,
  PREMIER,
  PRINCIPAL,
  SUPREME
• 
  GREEN:
  SPIKY
  THINGS
  CACTUS,
  HEDGEHOG,
  MACE,
  PINEAPPLE
• 
  BLUE:
  OVERLY
  SENTIMENTAL
  WORK
  CHEESE,
  CORN,
  MUSH,
  PAP
• 
  PURPLE:
  THINGS
  THAT
  ARE
  CAPPED
  BOTTLE,
  GRADUATE,
  MUSHROOM,
  SALARY

---

• 
  My
  rating:
  Easy
• 
  My
  score:
  Perfect

---

I’m
a
big
fan
of
two
of
today’s
Connections
groups.
I
love
green,
SPIKY
THINGS,
partly
because
HEDGEHOGs
are
just
great,
right?
But
also
because
I
like
the
idea
of
a
hedgehog
being
in
a
group
with
a
MACE,
a
CACTUS
and
a
PINEAPPLE.
It
amuses
me
for
some
reason.

Meanwhile,
purple
–
which
I
didn’t
solve
except
by
default
–
is
a
clever
one,
challenging
players
to
work
out
that
these
are
all
THINGS
THAT
ARE
CAPPED.
I’m
glad
that
I
didn’t
need
to
work
that
one
out
myself.

How
did
you
do
today?

Send
me
an
email
and
let
me
know.

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Yesterday’s
NYT
Connections
answers
(Sunday,
15
September,
game
#462)

• 
  YELLOW:
  RESIDE
  DWELL,
  INHABIT,
  LIVE,
  STAY
• 
  GREEN:
  DECREASE
  DECLINE,
  DROP,
  DWINDLE,
  EBB
• 
  BLUE:
  DOOFUS
  CLOWN,
  DWEEB,
  SAP,
  TURKEY
• 
  PURPLE:
  MEMBER
  OF
  A
  SEPTET
  DWARF,
  SEA,
  SIN,
  WONDER

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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.