Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (August 28, 2024): Puzzle #444 answers

Today's NYT Connections include words that are related to playgrounds, while some other words can be seen often in our day-to-day lives. However, figuring out the right categories for these words is where many players might get stuck. For such situations, some hints to figure out the sections might help the players, which is why the goal of this article is to help the players save their winning streak without ruining the fun of solving it.

This article will provide some hints for players who want to solve the puzzle by themselves. However, there will also be a segment for players who despite all their efforts failed to figure out the categories.

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Today's NYT Connections hints (August 27, 2024)

The categories are related to playgrounds, things we often see in a clock, a cup of tea, words that might describe weather close to deserts, and more. Check out the table below for more details.

All NYT Connections words for today (Image via New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These are often seen in a place where kids often go to play.
Blue category	These are words that are hanging by a string.
Green category	These words are related to the opposite of moist.
Purple category	These words are related to infants.

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Today's NYT Connections answers (August 27, 2024)

While most of the hints were telling, many players might not be able to pinpoint the right categories from them. This segment will help them with the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle today.

All Answers for NYT Connections today (Image New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	The words in this category are Playground Equipment. The words are Monkey Bars, Slide, Swing, and Teeter-Totter.
Green category	The words in this category are Found at the end of a String/Chord. The words are Yo-Yo, Tetherball, Pendulum, and Tea Bag.
Blue category	These words are Described as Dry. The words are Desert, Martini, Teetotaler, and Humor.
Purple category	Words in this category can make a word with Baby as its prefix. The words are Blues, Steps, Boomer, and Teeth