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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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, May 22 (Game #1076).
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 #1077) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- FIRST
- EMPIRE
- LAST
- BEEHIVE
- HAWKEYE
- ASAP
- FORCE
- WOLVERINE
- PHANTOM
- POMPADOUR
- WEAVING
- RATHER
- CHIGNON
- NIGHT CRAWLER
- Preferably
- BOUFFANT
NEW Connections today (game #1077) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hairspray required
- GREEN: Hurry up
- BLUE: Cartoon icons
- PURPLE: George’s sci-fi franchise
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 #1077) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HAIR
- GREEN: EASIER
- BLUE: MARVEL CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “THE” IN “STAR WARS” MOVIE TITLE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1077) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1077, are…
- YELLOW: HAIR BEEF BOW, BOUFFANT, CHIGNON, POMPADOUR
- GREEN: EASIER FIRST, PREFERRED, OR SOON
- BLUE: MARVEL CHARACTERS DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCAWLER, WOLVERINE
PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “THE” IN “STAR WARS” MOVIE TITLE EMPIRE, FORCE, VAST, PHANTOM
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: 1 error
On the 49th anniversary of the first Star Wars movie and with another spin-off in theaters, EMPIRE, FORCE and PHANTOM could only mean one thing.
But in my haste to submit them I chose FIRST instead of LAST. Fools rush in. Still, I was happy for another purple first.
I had no problem with the MARVEL CHARACTERS or the extravagant HAIRDOS.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, May 22, Game #1076)
- 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
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.
