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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Sunday March 22nd (Game #1015).
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 #1016) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- JUNGLE GYM
- STAND-UP
- SOUND BULB
- BROCCOLI
- SHOUT
- OLIVE OIL
- WHEEL
- OPEN MIC
- MARY
- BRAIN PATTERN
- MOCK TAIL
- PRESS PRESS
- HONEST
- MORAL
- SLICED BREAD
- DECENT
- The virgin
NEW Connections today (game #1016) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Someone with conviction
- GREEN: Creations that moved the dial
- BLUE: An innocence shared
- PURPLE: Find the hidden monikers
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 #1016) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PRINCIPLES
- GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
- BLUE: “VIRGO” THING
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1016) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1016, are…
- YELLOW: PRINCIPLES DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP
- GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS SOUND BULB, PRESSURE PASS, BREAD CONDITION, WHEELS
- BLUE: “VIRGO” THING MARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGIN
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH NICKNAME HOMOPHONES BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I would have gotten the purple group first but I struggled to find another tile ENDING WITH NICKNAME HOMOPHONES after seeing Jim (JUNGLE GYM), Stu (BRAIN STEW) and Mike (OPEN MIC). Kudos if you got there.
Instead, I left it until I had eight tiles left to take the plunge with BROCCOLI RABE.
Fortunately, I didn’t make any mistakes today, although I came close to including JUNGLE GYM in GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS. Yes, the WHEEL is great and all, but imagine a world without spiral slides?
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Sunday, March 22nd, Game #1015)
- YELLOW: SUPERVISION CHAIR, HEAD, LEAD, RUN
- GREEN: IMAGE TAKEN FROM A MOVIE FRAME, PICTURE, SHOT, STILL
- BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A WEIGHTLIFTING SETUP BAR, BENCH, CHAIR, WEIGHT
- PURPLE: ____ SURF CHANNEL, SOFA, CROWD, DRAGON
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 objects that share something in common, and each group has a different level 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.
