NYT Connections Puzzle: Thursday’s Answers and Hints

Introduction

The New York Times’s Connections puzzle is a daily word game that challenges players to connect eight words into four themed groups. Today’s puzzle is relatively easy, so let’s dive into the hints and answers to help you complete it quickly.

Puzzle Overview

Here are the words for today’s puzzle:

TALK
PIRATE
PILLAR
PARROT
HAM
QUOTE
CANNONBALL
ANCHOR
SATELLITE
ECHO
CORNERSTONE
JACKKNIFE
BACKFLIP
BACKBONE
BELLYFLOP
REPEAT

Hint #1: Group Hints

Yellow: Splashdown!
Green: Say it again
Blue: Support
Purple: Blank [broadcast device]

Answer Key

Now, let’s reveal the answers:

Yellow: SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOL
Green: REITERATE
Blue: MAINSTAY
Purple: ___ RADIO

The specific words that fit into each group are as follows:

Yellow: BACKFLIP, BELLYFLOP, CANNONBALL, JACKKNIFE
Green: ECHO, PARROT, QUOTE, REPEAT
Blue: ANCHOR, BACKBONE, CORNERSTONE, PILLAR
Purple: HAM, PIRATE, SATELLITE, TALK

Conclusion

Congratulations on completing today’s NYT Connections puzzle! If you’re looking for more word game challenges, be sure to check out the Wordle, Strands, and Quordle puzzles.