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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, June 4th (Game #1089).
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 #1090) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- FLAKE
- OSCAR
- WITCH
- GHOST
- INCUBUS
- BREAD CRUMB
- CLUSTER
- SITUATION
- STRIP TEASE
- POOF
- QUATRINE
- FOREST
- OVEN
- DISCLOSURE
- LOOP
- THE FABRIC
NEW Connections today (game #1090) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Elements of classic adventure
- GREEN: Breakfast food items
- BLUE: Starring Bruce Willis’ ex-wife
- PURPLE: Come around… eventually
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 #1090) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONNECTION TO HANSEL AND GRETEL
- GREEN: STICK GRAIN
- BLUE: THE DEMI MOORE MOVIE
- PURPLE: TERMINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION METHODS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1090) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1090, are…
- YELLOW: CONNECTION TO HANSEL AND GRETEL BREAD CRUMB, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH
- GREEN: STICK GRAIN CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF
- BLUE: THE DEMI MOORE MOVIE DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, THE SUBSTANCE
- PURPLE: TERMINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION METHODS INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRINE, SITUATION
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
No mistakes again, but I’m full of regret for not spotting the purple group sooner.
Thanks if you watched ENDING IN METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION, but I didn’t realize the band INCUBUS was irrelevant until I only had eight tiles left. Was QUATRAIN also a band, I spent far too long speculating.
DEMI MOORE MOVIES was a much easier place for me, although I can’t claim to have seen all of her work. I thought THE FABRIC was great, not that I would recommend watching it before or after eating; best to leave a window of at least four hours.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, June 4th, Game #1089)
- YELLOW: PAINTING MEDIA ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, TEMPERA
- GREEN: SPIRIT GUSTO, PANACHE, VERVE, Vinegar
- BLUE: STARTS ON CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS BEASTIE, PUBLIC, RUN, SALT
- PURPLE: GHOST_____ KITCHEN, PEPPER, CITY, PRESCRIPTION
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.
