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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, May 4 (Game #1058).
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 #1059) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- HINT
- HITCH
- THE POINTER
- HICCUP
- BEND
- SETBACK
- BLINK
- PROPOSAL
- SNEEZE
- AIR
- SHIVER
- FLICKER
- GAMELAN
- mutton handle
- LIGHTWEIGHT
- BOWLINE
NEW Connections today (game #1059) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Brilliant
- GREEN: Can’t be helped
- BLUE: All tied up
- PURPLE: Elements of Tennis Scoring
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 #1059) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GLITTER
- GREEN: VOLUNTARY ACTIONS
- BLUE: KIND OF KNOB
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1059) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1059, are…
- YELLOW: GLITTER FLICKER, HINT, SUGGESTION, AIR
- GREEN: VOLUNTARY ACTIONS BLINK, HICCUP, GIVE, SNEEZE
- BLUE: KIND OF KNOB BEND, BOWLINE, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS GAMELAN, MATCHSTICK, POINTER, BACK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
My only moment of hesitation in today’s game was connecting HITCH, SETBACK and HICCUP thinking we were looking for a group about unexpected delays, but luckily I held back when I couldn’t find a fourth.
Instead, I took the plunge and joined the dots between the four INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS and SHAPE OF KNOB.
I saw START WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS too late – although surely the link is specific to the tennis game, set and match?
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Monday, May 4th, Game #1058)
- YELLOW: TENDER PERSON MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY
- GREEN: PELLET-FILLED THINGS BEANIE BABY, DRYER PACK, EYE PAD, HACKY BAG
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUDS CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, OVEN
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH FAMOUS NAMES FOR KIND OF DOGS CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
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.
