Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Today’s NYT Connections information is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NEW Connections today (game #1012) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BABY BLUES
- EVIL EYE
- MOOD CALL
- PET ROCK
- TRAFFIC LIGHTS
- A BIT OF CHICKEN
- SCRAP METAL
- HORSESHOE
- GOLD
- RABBIT FOOT
- CHAMELEON
- SODA POP
- SUNSET
- HONKER CAKES
- MAN
- FOUR-LEAF
- CLOVER
- SEED PRINCE
NEW Connections today (game #1012) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Made into history books
- GREEN: Bring good luck
- BLUE: Pigment changes
- PURPLE: Look for musical variety
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…
NEW Connections today (game #1012) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHARACTER FOR PUBLIC CASE
- GREEN: LUCK SYMBOLS
- BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR
- PURPLE: END IN MUSIC GENRE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1012) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1012, are…
- YELLOW: CHARACTER FOR PUBLIC CASE CHICKEN LITTLE, SEED PRINCE, PANCAKES, GOLD
- GREEN: LUCK SYMBOLS EVIL EYE, FOUR CLAW, HORSE SHOES, RABBIT’S FOOT
- BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR CHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT
- PURPLE: END IN MUSIC GENRE BABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP METAL, SODA POP
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
My two mistakes came from the same tile – PET ROCK – which I included first in the yellow group and then in the green.
On both occasions I was not entirely correct about what the groups were, thinking that FOLK CHARACTERS were just about childhood figures and that LUCKY SYMBOLS were about superstitions. Close enough to get both with a “one away”.
As a former music journalist, I should have seen ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES when there were more than eight pieces left, but my head wasn’t in the game today.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, March 18, Game #1011)
- YELLOW: INTERVAL PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH
- GREEN: RESPONDS TO A STUDDED TOE CURSE, JUMP, WIN, SHOUT
- BLUE: GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY
- PURPLE: _____ CONTROL BLANK, POINT, RAIN, REALITY
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different degree of difficulty: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough, and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the last one, as you’ll be able to answer it by a process of elimination. Also, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a bit more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you beat yourself up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that can hide the answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
