Stuck with today’s NYT Connections puzzle and don’t know the meaning of these one-of-a-kind words: Trifecta, Triple Crown, Threepeat, and Drop Cloth? Don’t worry! We got your back.
The New York Times released NYT Connections, a free word puzzle game, in June of last year, and you can play it on the NYT website or games app. As of now, it has become one of the most popular NYT games.
In the game, you have to make four groups of words, each consisting of four. Remember, the words in the groups will have something in common, but the twist is that each group has a varied difficulty.
The yellow group is relatively easier to identify, whereas the purple group can be the trickiest.
In the NYT Connections #472 puzzle, we have words like Trifecta, Triple Crown, Threepeat, Drop Cloth, Sprouts, Broil, etc, so let’s group them with hints and answers, shall we?
What are Connections #472 puzzle hints for September 25?
Here are the hints for today’s NYT Connections game groupings, listed categorically from the yellow group to the trickiest purple group.
- Yellow [Straightforward]: Sports stats that ain’t easy to achieve
- Green: Let’s paint the room!
- Blue: Iconic dishes with the city’s roots
- Purple [Tricky]: Types of derby’s
Before we get to the answers, let us find out the meanings of some words in today’s NYT Connections puzzle.
Trifecta means a bet in which the person betting forecasts the first three finishers in a race in the correct order. Likewise, the meaning of Trifecta is to achieve a platinum record, a hit TV series, and an Oscar in showbiz, as per Merriam-Webster dictionary.
The Triple Crown is an achievement or honor in sports awarded to an individual or team for winning three specific, prestigious events within that sport.
For example, in horse racing, the Triple Crown is an unofficial title awarded to a horse that wins three particular races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
Similarly, Three Peat means winning a championship or title three consecutive times.
Lastly, Drop Cloth is a protective sheet that painters use to cover and protect floors and furniture from paint. Hope that made it clearer!
Now, if you want to solve the puzzle on your own from this, don’t scroll down as it contains answers!
What are today’s Connections #472 answers?
Spoiler alert! Today’s NYT Connections answers are…
- Trio of Sports Achievements [YELLOW]: HAT TRICK, THREEPEAT, TRIFECTA, TRIPLE CROWN
- Needs for Painting a Room [GREEN]: DROP CLOTH, PAINT, ROLLER, TAPE
- Food Named After Cities [BLUE]: BROIL, CHEESESTEAK, SPROUTS, WINGS
- ___Derby [PURPLE]: DEMOLITION, HOME RUN, KENTUCKY, SOAP BOX
So, how’d you do?
