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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, April 2nd (Game #1026).
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 #1027) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SMALL
- CRUISE
- LONG
- ZOMBIE
- HURRICANE
- JONES
- LAND
- COLLINS
- MISSION
- SMALL
- DESIRE
- CARVING
- MEAN
- THIRST
- DAMAGE
- STILL
NEW Connections today (game #1027) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Salty layoffs
- GREEN: Long-sought affection
- BLUE: Fancy beverage containers
- PURPLE: Add a word for responsible
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 #1027) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CATTYD
- GREEN: HANKER (FOR)
- BLUE: COCKTAIL GLASSES
- PURPLE: ____ CONTROL
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1027) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1027, are…
- YELLOW: CATTYD MEDIUM, SMALL, SMALL, CUT
- GREEN: HANKER (FOR) JONES, LONG, LIGHT, THIRSTY
- BLUE: COCKTAIL GLASSES COLLINS, HURRICANE, ROCKS, ZOMBIES
- PURPLE: ____ CONTROL CRUISE, DAMAGE, GROUND, MISSION
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
CATTY is the most brilliant way to describe the kind of person who belittles others with MENA, PETTY, SMALL or SNIDE remarks – not to degenerate cats, but it brings them down to size brilliantly.
I also enjoyed the inclusion of the word JONES in the HANKER (FOR) group – although I admit I considered the existence of a rock supergroup whose members had the surnames JONES, COLLINS, SMALL and LONG.
Meanwhile, my lack of interest and knowledge about alcohol is hampering my Connections game – at least this week – as COCKTAIL GLASSES went completely over my head.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Thursday, April 2, Game #1026)
- YELLOW: SUPPORT BACK, CHAMPION, ENDORSE, SECOND
- GREEN: OPPORTUNITY CHANCE, MOMENT, OPENING, WINDOW
- BLUE: HAND ANIMALS BUCK, DRAKE, DRONE, STALLION
- PURPLE: ENDS ON LIQUOR BRANDS CARDI, ETHER, MESON, MIGOS
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.
