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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 7 (Game #1061).
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.
NEW Connections today (game #1062) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MEMENTO
- LEFT FIELD
- SCHOOL
- CROSS SIGN
- THE HEIGHT OF THE JUG
- FIRST BASE
- NOWHERE
- HOME PLATE
- MOVIE GEEK
- PENTAGON
- THE BLUE
- GET OUT
- JEANS BACK
- TONSIL HOCKEY
- BURGER KING WHOPPER
- THIN AIR
- NECK
NEW Connections today (game #1062) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Put it on
- GREEN: A form in common
- BLUE: Strange happenings
- PURPLE: Sweet endings
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 #1062) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CANOEING
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “OUT OF”
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH CANDY MARKS MINUS “S”
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1062) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1062, are…
- YELLOW: CANOEING FIRST BASE, MAKE OUT, NECK, TONSIL HOCKEY
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS HOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL SIGN, PENTAGON
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “OUT OF” LEFT FIELD, NO WHERE, THE BLUE, CLEAR AIR
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH CANDY MARKS MINUS “S” BURGER KING WHOPPER, MOVIE GEEK, MEMENTO, KANDE’S HIGH
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
After avoiding the obvious baseball trap, I found myself in a hole after getting the blue and yellow groups.
I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for with my eight remaining tiles, but got there eventually by shuffling and guessing before any sudden moment of realization.
American Candy brands come up a lot in Connections, so I should really do my research, but I doubt I’m the only player outside of North America who was outwitted by the collection ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS “S”, or the shape of a SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN.
CANOODLING on the other hand, it’s international.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Thursday, May 7, Game #1061)
- YELLOW: FISHING YEAST FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
- GREEN: MANY DRIVEN, HOST, MASS, PACK
- BLUE: COMMITS A BASKETBALL VIOLATION CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOAL, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, DUCT, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
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.
