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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, April 14 (Game #1038).
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 #1039) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BRUSH
- CROWN
- DRESS
- DESCRIPTION
- FLIP
- PAINT
- CASTLE
- EASY
- ATTEMPT
- CAP
- THREE
- HORSE
- SHALLOW
- MITERING
- WORK
- DIPLOMA
NEW Connections today (game #1039) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As worn at college prom
- GREEN: A task reluctantly carried out
- BLUE: Way too easy
- PURPLE: Game of Kings and Queens
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 #1039) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TERMINATION EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: BORING BUSINESS
- BLUE: OVERIMPLISTIC
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1039) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1039, are…
- YELLOW: TERMINATION EQUIPMENT HUSBAND, DIPLOMA, COAT, TASTE
- GREEN: BORING BUSINESS WORK, SLAY, WEAR, TRY
- BLUE: OVERIMPLISTIC LIGHT, FLIP, NICE, TRITE
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I didn’t go to college or university and I think that sometimes holds me back – it has definitely held me back in terms of earning power – and today it stopped me from getting GRADUATION GEAR without making two mistakes.
For some reason I can’t quite explain, I thought the MITER was an essential part of prom day attire – not that I actually know what a MITER is, it just sounded college-ish.
Aside from this embarrassment, I managed to complete the rest of today’s challenge without much of a problem, but by then the damage was done. Let’s just agree not to talk about it.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, April 14, Game #1038)
- YELLOW: THINGS HIDDEN BY A BROWSER BOOKMARK, CACHE, COOKIE, HISTORY
- GREEN: BOXING TERMS WATCH, GLOVES, RING, ROUND
- BLUE: TILT LEAN, LIST, PITCH, TIP
- PURPLE: FREE____ LANCE, MASON, STYLE, MANNER
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.
