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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, March 19 (Game #1012).
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 #1013) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LUXURY
- SIREN
- CHANCE
- CARTON
- ALARM
- HOURS
- SHAKE
- PARKING
- RATTLE
- RAGE
- ROLL
- CONCERN
- NOODLE
- MOUSE
- BOARDWALK
- FATE
NEW Connections today (game #1013) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Plug in
- GREEN: As mentioned in the real estate game
- BLUE: Appears in ancient mythology
- PURPLE: Preceded with an oval food
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 #1013) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DISTURB
- GREEN: WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD
- BLUE: FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH
- PURPLE: EGG ____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1013) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1013, are…
- YELLOW: DISTURB ALARM, CONCERN, RALLY, SHAKE
- GREEN: WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD BOARDWALK, CHANCE, LUXURY, PARKING
- BLUE: FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH FATE, FURY, MUSE, SIRENS
- PURPLE: EGG ____ CARDBOARD, NOODLE, ROLL, TIMER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Sometimes when playing Connections you can have a good grasp of what each category is, but still make mistakes before getting all four right.
Other times, like for me today, you may have no idea what the common threads are, but somehow, through hunches and random choices, build all four groups without a single mistake.
This luck was very lucky for me today as I had no idea that any tiles were also a FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH and cultural differences made several groups challenging – for example there is no BOARDWALK in the UK version of Monopoly and we have egg crates instead of a CARTON.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, March 19, Game #1012)
- 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
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.
