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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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, May 9 (Game #1063).
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.
NEW Connections today (game #1064) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SKIP
- SEASON
- SKIP
- TOUCH
- BOUND
- GAME
- MUDDLE
- COIL
- REPEAT
- SURE
- POUR
- FOUNTAIN
- SPECIFIC
- MIX
- DECORATIONS
- DESTINY
NEW Connections today (game #1064) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Set choice
- GREEN: That was the point
- BLUE: Cocktail vocab
- PURPLE: A word that rhymes with “things” in common
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 #1064) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS
- GREEN: DETERMINED
- BLUE: VERBS IN MAKING A MOJITO
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHEEP” MAY REFER TO
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1064) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1064, are…
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, SKIP
- GREEN: DETERMINED BOUND, CERTAIN, FATE, SURE
- BLUE: VERBS IN MAKING A MOJITO GARNISH, STIR, POUR, STIR
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHEEP” MAY REFER TO COIL, FOUNTAIN, SPRING, SEASON
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
As befits one of today’s tiles, I got myself into something of a MUDDLE playing this game.
I was sure we were looking for words related to cooking – especially a salad dressing, so I had GARNISH, SEASON, POUR and STIR. Next, I thought BOUND and LEAP indicated a jump group and wasted a turn adding SKIP and PLAY.
I finally got going after realizing the connection between the MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS and then DESTINED. My only saving grace is that I saw the purple group, but with only eight tiles left there isn’t much cause for celebration – or a mojito!
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Saturday, May 9, Game #1063)
- YELLOW: UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
- GREEN: THING CARRIED AROUND THE TAIL BOA, CHAIN, SLOPE, TIE
- BLUE: STRING TIED IN KNOB FRIENDSHIP MEN, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, SHOES
- PURPLE: ____PCS CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK
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.
