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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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, April 10 (Game #1034).
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 #1035) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- ANGEL
- SNOW
- JACK
- SCREWDRIVER
- BOMBAY
- STRUT
- CARTRIDGE
- BEAM
- CHAMPION
- CHELSEA
- COLUMN
- ICE CRABS
- SPARE TIRE
- RISE
- SPONSOR
- JUMPER CABLES
NEW Connections today (game #1035) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: They hold up buildings
- YELLOW: Always carried in a vehicle
- GREEN: Someone who finances a project
- PURPLE: Look for H2O
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 #1035) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
- YELLOW: FOUND IN THE BLOCK OF A CAR
- GREEN: ALLEYS
- PURPLE: END IN WATER
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1035) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1035, are…
- BLUE: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS BEAM, LADDER, COLUMN, STRUT
- YELLOW: FOUND IN THE BLOCK OF A CAR ICE CRABS, CRACKERS, JUMPER CABLES, SPARE TIRES
- GREEN: ALLEYS ANGEL, CHAMPION, MATRON, SPONSOR
- PURPLE: END IN WATER BOMBAY, CHELSEA, SCREWDRIVER, SNOWBLOW
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
I was close to connecting JACK, BEAM and BOMBAY as they are all part of alcohol brand names, while PATRON also has an alcohol connection as it is a tequila brand. Fortunately, I resisted the temptation and noticed that the BEAM could go with the other STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS instead.
Instead, my mistake came because I put SCREWDRIVER instead of JACK in the group of four things FOUND IN THE TEAM OF A CAR. I’d say you should also have a screwdriver, but I should have spent more time looking at the more obvious piece of automotive equipment as well.
After getting the green group, BENEFACTOR, I still couldn’t see what connected the last four tiles – my obsession with alcohol was such that until the very end I thought the SCREWDRIVER in question must be a cocktail.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, April 10, Game #1034)
- YELLOW: PEPPER PAPER, CAROLINA REAPER, CHIPOTLE, PEPPERONCINO
- GREEN: THINGS THAT POP UP EJECTOR SEAT, JACK-IN-THE-BOX, POP-UP BOOK, BROTHERS
- BLUE: DESCRIPTION FOR SWISS CHEESE SOLID, HOLLOW, NUTTY, SWITZERLAND
- PURPLE: BLUE CHARACTER BLUE, GENIUS, GONZO, SONIC
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.
