NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 24 (game #1201)

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 Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #1200) .

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 #1201) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… THE BEAR FOAM FINGER POGO STICK FACE PAINT BOBBLEHEAD BEER HAT UNCLE SAM CAPE CREATION OF ADAM TRAMPOLINE FANGS BREATHE FAKE BLOOD I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT SNAKES IN A CAN HERB TEA NYT Connections today (game #1201) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Dracula disguise GREEN: Bouncy items BLUE: It could be you PURPLE: Letters in common 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 #1201) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME GREEN: THINGS WITH SPRING/S BLUE: FEATURING POINTING PURPLE: ANAGRAMS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1201) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1201, are… YELLOW: PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME: CAPE, FACE PAINT, FAKE BLOOD, FANGS GREEN: THINGS WITH SPRING/S: BOBBLEHEAD, POGO STICK, SNAKES IN A CAN, TRAMPOLINE BLUE: FEATURING POINTING: CREATION OF ADAM, FOAM FINGER, I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT, UNCLE SAM PURPLE: ANAGRAMS: BEER HAT, BREATHE, HERB TEA, THE BEAR My rating: Hard My score: 1 mistake I got away with only making one mistake today, but it could have easily been more — as I yet again felt utterly baffled by the 16 tiles.

My mistake was linking FOAM FINGER, FACE PAINT, BEER HAT and BOBBLEHEAD, thinking they all had something to do with being a sports fan — not that I actually know what a BOBBLEHEAD is, except that it sounds like tat.