New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #455…

Connections is back with another difficult selection of words to sort into groups. It's pretty easy to get stuck on this puzzle game; your only clues are the words themselves. And you have a limited number of mistakes you can make.

But today's puzzle is even more difficult than the rules of how to play Connections might suggest; the words in today's puzzle are pretty difficult. If you are stuck on this one, you can find a bunch of help in the article below, from hints to answers.

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By Christine Mendoza

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #455 for September 8, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Frost, Beach, Pump, Pope, Race, Bishop, Pet Shop, Pound, Hardy, Beat, Prior, Bake, Throb, Bad, Preheat, and Pastor.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In the sections below, you can find some helpful hints and spoilers for this PC puzzle game. Find the section of the hint you want to see, then press the Read More button underneath it to uncover it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the groups are about places to get pets or adopt animals.

2. None of these categories are about hitting things.

3. Pastor and Prior go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Let's make a cake!

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Verbs in a Cake Recipe.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Verbs in a Cake Recipe.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bake, Beat, Frost, Preheat.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this difficult puzzle game: A physical reaction in the human body to terror or excitement.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is What a Heart Does When Excited.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is What a Heart Does When Excited.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Pound, Pump, Race, Throb.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put into this category: Deacon, Abbot.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Ecclesiastical Titles.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Ecclesiastical Titles.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bishop, Pastor, Pope, Prior.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this puzzle game like Wordle: Each of these can be followed up by the same word to make four common phrases/things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Boys.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Boys.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bad, Beach, Hardy, Pet Shop.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #455 for September 8, 2024

The full answer to today's New York Times Games Connections puzzle is below. Open up the expandable section to see all the categories and where each of the words go in the puzzle.