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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Sunday, May 10 (Game #1064).
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 #1065) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- COLOR
- CREEPY
- SHANDY
- KARMA
- KNIVES OUT
- SLIDE
- PYRAMID
- FROST
- STEAL
- CHINATOWN
- THE KEY
- SNEAK
- SEVEN
- PONZI
- ELEGY
- VERTIGO
NEW Connections today (game #1065) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: Crime film
- GREEN: Plan types
- YELLOW: Move slowly without being seen
- PURPLE: Hidden Anatomy
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 #1065) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: DETECTIVE FILM
- GREEN: FORM OF ARRANGEMENTS
- YELLOW: MOVE DOUBLE WITH “IN”
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1065) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1065, are…
- YELLOW: MOVE DOUBLE WITH “IN” CREEP, DROP, SNEAK, STEAL
- GREEN: FORM OF ARRANGEMENTS COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME
- BLUE: DETECTIVE FILM CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s purple group looks a lot more obtainable than usual and I’m annoyed with myself for not spending more time on today’s match. Congratulations if you saw the four BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS.
Instead I rushed to spot the four DETECTIVE FILMS – not that I saw the link at first, just that they are all great films.
Next, PONZI could only be here for one thing, although I hesitated over the fourth tile, getting caught up in thinking that SLIP scheme could be something as good as SLIP stream.
With only eight tiles left, CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK and STEAL were impossible to resist.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Sunday, May 10, Game #1064)
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, SKIP
- GREEN: DETERMINED BOUND, CERTAIN, FATE, SURE
- BLUE: VERBS IN MAKING A MOJITO GARNISH, STIR, POUR, STIR
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHEEP” MAY REFER TO COIL, FOUNTAIN, SPRING, SEASON
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.
