NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21 (game #1228)

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'.

If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 20 (game #1227) .

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories.

It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course.

I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1228) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… ENGLISH HORN LEAPFROG ALPHA DOG SWEETBREAD HOT POTATO MANTIS SHRIMP SUNFLOWERS BIG CHEESE AMERICAN GOTHIC GRAPE-NUTS CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN DUCK DUCK GOOSE TOP BANANA THE SCREAM MUSICAL CHAIRS HEAVYWEIGHT NYT Connections today (game #1228) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Playground contests GREEN: Main character energy BLUE: Iconic artworks PURPLE: Very misleading names Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #1228) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: CLASSIC CHILDREN'S GAMES GREEN: IMPORTANT PERSON BLUE: FAMOUS PAINTINGS PURPLE: DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION) Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1228) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1228, are… YELLOW: CLASSIC CHILDREN'S GAMES: DUCK DUCK GOOSE, HOT POTATO, LEAPFROG, MUSICAL CHAIRS GREEN: IMPORTANT PERSON: ALPHA DOG, BIG CHEESE, HEAVYWEIGHT, TOP BANANA BLUE: FAMOUS PAINTINGS: AMERICAN GOTHIC, CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN, SUNFLOWERS, THE SCREAM PURPLE: DOUBLE MISNOMERS (NEITHER WORD IS AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION): ENGLISH HORN, GRAPE-NUTS, MANTIS SHRIMP, SWEETBREAD My rating: Easy My score: Perfect It’s been a while since I’ve completed a game in yellow-green-blue-purple difficulty order, something I never do deliberately but which I always find oddly satisfying when it happens.