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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 3rd (Game #1057).
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 #1058) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MARSHMALLOW
- LABUBU
- RADIO
- CHOWDER
- BEANIE BABY
- STOVE
- PITTER PATTERN
- ETCH A SKETCH
- TEDDY
- DRYER PACKAGE
- DOODLE BUG
- DEED
- HACKY SACK
- CONTROL PANEL
- SOFTIE
- EYE PILLOW
NEW Connections today (game #1058) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Friendly people
- GREEN: Filled with pearls etc
- BLUE: Turn the dials
- PURPLE: Start with types of dogs
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 #1058) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TENDER PERSON
- GREEN: PELLET-FILLED THINGS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUDS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH FAMOUS NAMES FOR KIND OF DOGS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1058) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1058, are…
- YELLOW: TENDER PERSON MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY
- GREEN: PELLET-FILLED THINGS BEANIE BABY, DRYER PACK, EYE PAD, HACKY BAG
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUDS CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, OVEN
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH FAMOUS NAMES FOR KIND OF DOGS CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
My first mistake was thinking that LABUBU, BEANIE BABY, ETCH A SKETCH and HACKY SACK all had something to do with childhood trends – I was less sure about HACKY SACK of course.
Next I connected the soft and squishy things and after getting one away we realized we were looking for soft and squishy people types of people or actually tender hearted PERSON so swapped eye pad for SWEETHEART.
CONTROL PANEL seemed like an odd tile, but after some shuffling I managed to cotton on that we were looking for THINGS WITH BUTTONS.
With eight tiles left, I got four of the dog-related tiles and played PITTER-PATTER. All in all, not my best deduction day.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Sunday May 3, Game #1057)
- YELLOW: RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES GARAGE, HOUSE, WOOOO, SHED
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH 1960s COUNTERCULTURE ACID, COMMUNE, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE
- BLUE: FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL
- PURPLE: GESTURE MADE WITH INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS AIR QUOTES, BUNNY EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE
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.
