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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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, April 27 (Game #1051).
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 #1052) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- RING
- TAN
- DRY
- FLOWER
- CHECK
- DIAL
- FOLD
- BID
- MATCH
- SORT
- PISTON
- APPELLANTS
- WASH
- SCREEN
- REQUEST
- COUPON
NEW Connections today (game #1052) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Plea agreement
- GREEN: Things you do with clothes
- BLUE: They share a format with fiction
- PURPLE: Start with a short bright word
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 #1052) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONNECTION
- GREEN: LIQUID DAY VERB
- BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN “BOOKS”
- PURPLE: SUN_____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1052) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1052, are…
- YELLOW: CONNECTION APPEAL, BID, CALL, REQUEST
- GREEN: LIQUID DAY VERB DRY, fold, sort, wash
- BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN “BOOKS” CHECK, COUPON, MATCH, STAMP
- PURPLE: SUN_____ DIAL, FLOWER, SCREEN, DYEED
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Although I was excited to complete this game, it was one that came with regret when I only saw the purple/hardest group of four words that begin SUN_____ with only eight tiles left – and there’s no glory in that.
Initially, I was close to choosing a group that was about collecting flowers, but beyond DRY, it all felt too vague, and thankfully I submitted the far more likely group of LAUNDRY DAY VERBS.
I was amazed at THINGS THAT COME IN “BOOKS”, and I think it’s down to a mix of cultural differences – COUPON books aren’t really a thing in the UK – and redundant items in the form of MATCH books and CHECK books, which I haven’t seen in almost a decade.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Monday, April 27, Game #1051)
- YELLOW: SALAD INGREDIENTS RANCH DRESSING, RED ONION, FRIED CHICKEN, ROMANE SALAD
- GREEN: CLASSIC FILMS RAIN MAN, REAR WINDOW, RESERVOIR DOGS, ROMAN HOLIDAY
- BLUE: “THE SIMPSONS” CHARACTERS RADIOACTIVE MAN, RALPH WIGGUM, REVEREND LOVEJOY, ROD FLANDERS
- PURPLE: ENDS IN NBA PLAYERS RAGING BULL, REGINA KING, REG BUCK, ROTARY CLIPPER
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.
