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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 31 (Game #1024).
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 #1025) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
(See the picture – this is unusual!)
- [The word ‘DAY’ in green font]
- [The word ‘STRIPE’ in red font]
- [The word ‘APP’ above the word ‘LE’]
- [The words ‘EHT’, ‘OT’ and ‘ERUTUF’]
- [The word ‘THE’ above the word ‘[SINGIN]’ over the word ‘RAIN’]
- [The word ‘MILE’ above and to the left of the word ‘CITY’]
- [The word ‘DOORS’ spelled vertically, repeated three times horizontally]
- [The word ‘EQUIS’ repeated vertically]
- [The letters ‘EA’ above the letters ‘SY’]
- [The word ‘1. CITY’ above the word ‘2. CITY‘]
- [The letter ‘U’ repeated horizontantally]
- [The word ‘LIFE’ above and to the right of the word ‘MILLER’]
- [The word ‘GUN’ at the top of the box]
NEW Connections today (game #1025) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Alcohol names
- GREEN: Music groups
- BLUE: Film
- PURPLE: Alternative place names
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 #1025) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BEER BRANDS
- GREEN: ROCK BAND
- BLUE: FILM
- PURPLE: US CITY NAMES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1025) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1025, are…
- YELLOW: BEER BRANDS BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED STRIPE
- GREEN: ROCK BAND GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2
- BLUE: FILM BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN
- PURPLE: US CITY NAMES BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
A fun if not initially confusing game today with some very unusual pieces.
The yellow group was the only one I was blind to, but I put that down to cultural differences as we are less familiar with a few of the brands in the UK where I am based.
Some of the tiles I saw right away – BLUE MOON, U2, THE BIG APPLE and PINK FLOYD – but others I didn’t see until after playing (I’ve never heard of THREE DOORS DOWN, but submitted it to my list of band names thinking it might be The Doors).
My favorite tile was the one for BACK TO THE FUTURE, which gave me a little jolt of happiness when I saw it. Kudos to all those who hit the April Fool’s links without making a mistake.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, March 31, Game #1024)
- YELLOW: DEFICIENCY ABSENCE, KNEE, UNDERBID, PINCH
- GREEN: PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP CANNON, CROWS, JOLLY ROGER, PLANK
- BLUE: SHAPE FOR BRAs PIECE, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BABY ANIMALS VEAL RAISING, CHICKEN FLICK, ROAST COOK, KIT KAT
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.
