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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, June 15 (Game #1100).
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 #1101) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BLACK SWAN
- EARRINGS
- BASKETBALL
- RIGHT
- GREEN
- GODDESS
- SUITE
- UNICORN
- RANCH
- BLUE MOON
- BLUE CHEESE
- RED TAPE
- PERFECT STORM
- RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
- GEAR
- ENOURAGE
- CAESAR
- GO ON
NEW Connections today (game #1101) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Make your salad and toms lovely
- GREEN: Your team
- BLUE: Used to describe strange occurrences
- PURPLE: A word that rhymes with “loops” 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 #1101) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CREAM SALAD DRESSINGS
- GREEN: FIT
- BLUE: RARE THINGS, IDIOMATIC
- PURPLE: WHAT “HOOPS” MAY REFER TO
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1101) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1101, are…
- YELLOW: CREAM SALAD DRESSINGS BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH
- GREEN: FIT COURT, FOLLOW, FOLLOW, SUITE
- BLUE: RARE THINGS, IDIOMATIC BLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN
- PURPLE: WHAT “HOOPS” MAY REFER TO BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED TAPE, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GEAR
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I knew it was wrong, but I couldn’t resist the temptation to create a group that included RED TAPE, BLUE CHEESE, BLACK SWAN. Fortunately, I resisted.
Thanks for spotting WHAT “HOOPS” COULD REFER TO – if I had, it would have required considerable restraint as I roared through the more obvious links.
My only hesitation was the collection of CREAM SALAD DRESSINGS, as I thought GREEN GODDESS was the name of a smoothie – but then, that’s kind of what salad dressings really are.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, June 15, Game #1100)
- YELLOW: DURABILITY LEGS, MOMENTUM, STAMINA, TRACTION
- GREEN: Get ready for an evening ACCESSORIES, CHANGE, PRIMP, SHOWER
- BLUE: CHINESE ASTROLOGY MEDIES DOG, DRAGON, HORSE, SNAKE
- PURPLE: FLOWERS ANEMONE, LARKSPUR, MONKSHOOD, PHLOX
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.
