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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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Tuesday, March 24 (Game #1017).
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 #1018) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- THREAD
- QUARK
- CLOUD
- PING
- SPIN
- OBSCURE
- CHARGE
- ASSETS
- CHECK
- TIME
- GALLOP
- VEIL
- THE MUD
- PEOPLE
- CASH
- CUR
NEW Connections today (game #1018) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hard to see
- GREEN: Publications
- BLUE: Ways to pay
- PURPLE: Changed goals
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 #1018) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: STAYING
- GREEN: MAGAZINES
- BLUE: PAYMENT METHODS
- PURPLE: VOLUME UNITS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1018) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1018, are…
- YELLOW: STAYING BLUR, CLOUD, MUD, OBSCURE
- GREEN: MAGAZINES FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, TIME
- BLUE: PAYMENT METHODS CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, TRANSFER
- PURPLE: VOLUME UNITS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED CUR, GALLOP, PING, QUARK
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: 1 error
Instead of CHARGE I thought PAYMENT METHODS included PING as in transferring money to someone through your phone.
As is often the case, cultural differences have scared me here – because CHARGE isn’t really the sort of thing we say in the UK and CHECK is spelled check, but to be honest this is an excuse for me not being able to complete this easy game without errors.
I could also mention the fact that we go by tablespoons instead of measuring things by the cup (or CUR, as shown in the UNITS OF VOLUMES WITH LAST LETTERS CHANGED).
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, March 24, Game #1017)
- YELLOW: AMAZING BASE, LOW, MEDIUM, SMALL
- GREEN: FUNCTIONS IN A WEDDING CAKE, KISS, CALL, LIFT
- BLUE: KIND OF TRUCKS DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, PULL
- PURPLE: HETERONYMS BOW, RANGE, SOW, WIND
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.
