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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 Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, May 21 (Game #1075).
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.
What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral pun.
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 #1076) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LOOSEY-GOOSEY
- CONVENTION
- CHECK IN
- BAGGAGE REQUIREMENTS
- GO ON
- CUSTOM
- BOX
- BORROW
- FOLLOW-UP
- ASSEMBLY LINE
- EL NIÑO
- SOCIAL NORM
- TUBE BASE
- REVOLVING
- SUSHI BAR
- UNWRITTEN
- RULE
- CONNECT GEN
- Custom made
NEW Connections today (game #1076) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Meet an old friend
- GREEN: How is it
- BLUE: Movable surfaces
- PURPLE: That sounds like someone you know
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 #1076) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REACH BACK OUT
- GREEN: THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE DONE
- BLUE: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELT
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH NOUN HOMOPHONES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1076) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1076, are…
- YELLOW: REACH BACK OUT CHECK IN, FOLLOW UP, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
- GREEN: THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE DONE CONVENTION, USAGE, SOCIAL NORM, WRITTEN RULE
- BLUE: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY LINE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT LANE, RAVING SUSHIBAR
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH NOUN HOMOPHONES CARRY-ON, EL NIÑO, LOOSEY-GOOSEY, customized
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t manage to get three purple firsts in a row, but I did manage to complete another flawless game – which, with my habit of falling for Connection’s cunning tricks, is no mean feat.
That said, purple aside, this was a fairly straightforward game with minimal crossover over group harassment; you could get close, but not close enough to a group of airport terminal-related words.
Despite not turning purple, it was nice to see LOOSEY-GOOSEY among the tiles, especially since someone who could be described as LOOSEY-GOOSEY is exactly the type of person who would scoff at THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, May 21st, Game #1075)
- YELLOW: KIND OF PIES CHESS, PECAN, GEAR SKIN, SHOOFLY
- GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH NUMBERS CABOOSE, THANKSGIVING, MOON, PEACH
- BLUE: TENNIS SCORING TERMS ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE
- PURPLE: ___ LATE COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW
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.
