Catching Up on Yesterday's Connections
If you missed a day, this page shows yesterday's Connections answer — all four colored groups and the words in each — followed by a list of recent Connections answers from the past couple of weeks. It is the quickest way to see the solution you missed, settle a disagreement, or review how the tricky purple group worked. The page updates automatically every day.
For today's puzzle, head to our Connections hints today page, which gives you a hint for each group before revealing the full answer, so you can get unstuck without spoiling the whole grid. This page is for puzzles that have already closed.
Why People Look Up Yesterday's Connections
NYT Connections resets at midnight, and once it does there is no way to play the previous day's grid in the official game. Looking up yesterday's answer lets you see the four groups you missed — especially the purple group, which is usually the hardest and most wordplay-driven. Many players check it precisely to understand the trick they could not crack.
Others check yesterday's Connections to compare with friends, to confirm a near-miss, or to study how the puzzle's "overlap" traps worked — the words that look like they belong in one group but actually fit another. Having yesterday's full solution plus recent history in one place makes that review easy.
How Recent Answers Help You Improve
Reviewing the last couple of weeks of Connections answers builds pattern recognition that pays off. You start to recognise the editors' favourite category types: synonyms, "___ + word" groups, homophones, hidden words, and pop-culture sets. Seeing how often the purple group hinges on wordplay rather than meaning is one of the fastest ways to improve.
Recent answers also teach you to resist the obvious grouping. Connections is built around words that seem to fit several categories, and scanning past solutions shows just how often the "easy" yellow read is a deliberate trap. Training yourself to find the four groups that use every word exactly once is the whole skill, and past puzzles are the best practice material.
When Does Connections Reset?
NYT Connections changes at midnight local time, which is why the grid you were solving becomes "yesterday's" the moment the date rolls over. The official game keeps only the current day's grid available, so there is no built-in way to replay the puzzle you missed — opening the app simply loads the new day. That midnight rollover is the most common reason players end up here looking for a previous solution.
Because the grid is identical for everyone on a given calendar day, the four groups shown on this page match what every other player saw yesterday, regardless of time zone. If you care about a streak, the practical move is to play earlier in the day; if you just want to see the groups you missed — especially that tricky purple connection — the answer above and the recent list have you covered.
Other Daily Puzzles
If you enjoy Connections, try the rest of our daily lineup: Wordle, the four-board Quordle, the word-search-style Strands, and the geography game Globle. For more past Connections solutions, see our Connections answers archive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yesterday's Connections answer — all four colored groups and the words in each — is shown in the cards at the top of this page. The page updates automatically each day to reflect the most recently completed puzzle.
The official NYT Connections only lets you play the current day's grid; once it resets at midnight, yesterday's puzzle is no longer playable. You can still review the full solution here.
The purple group is typically built on wordplay — hidden words, homophones, or "___ + word" patterns — rather than straightforward meaning, which is why it trips up the most players. Reviewing past purple groups is great practice.
Today's hints and full answer are on our Connections hints today page, which reveals a clue for each group before showing the solution.