Happy Friday! Time to wake up your grey matter to kick start your weekend. I'm going to see Alien: Romulus? If you haven't checked it out yet former Foreign moviesYou may not have the stomach for this. But let's start with your brain.
Your daily sweet 16 words are back and ready for your best grouping efforts. Popular Links brain breaker New York Times There are four groups of words that have a common theme or characteristic, but they are arranged in a random order for your understanding. Don't forget to take your time — many words have more than one meaning, so think twice before you click.
Today's words: OK, COWBOY, ANKLE, SUN, HELLO, TIDE, YO-YO, MA, MID-GO-GO, AVERAGE, ELEVATOR, PA, MID-SO, OR, And UP TO THE THIGH
Today's NYT Connections Tips
The rules are simple: The yellow group is the easiest, the purple group is the hardest (and usually contains the most obscure puns), and the blue and green are somewhere in between. Pick four words at a time — four wrong guesses and you lose.
Without giving too much away, here are your tips:
YELLOW: Not very good
GREEN: Map task
BLUE: Made for walking
PURPLE: It comes and goes
Today's NYT Link Groups
Still confused? Now we're entering spoiler territory. Each group's theme has a name. Here are today's:
YELLOW: Well, there you go.
GREEN: US State Abbreviations
BLUE: Types of Boots
PURPLE: Things That Rise and Fall
Today's NYT Connections Answers
Have you been shot? Don't feel bad – Times loves to throw serious curveballs and you've probably tried them before you've had your morning coffee. We'll give you the big reveal here and good luck next time! Or if you caught it, congrats!
YELLOW: AVERAGE, MEDIUM, OK, MEDIUM-MEDIUM
GREEN: Hello, MA, OR, PA
BLUE: ANKLE, COWBOY, GO-GO, KNEE LENGTH
PURPLE: ELEVATOR, SUN, TIDE, YOYO
Come back on Monday before diving into your daily dose Links!