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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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, May 8 (Game #1062).
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 #1063) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- POOF
- EPISODE
- BIND
- SHOE STRAP
- PERIOD
- CHAIN
- SEASON
- THINK
- LANYARD
- FRIENDSHIP BRACELET
- CONVERSATION
- SERIES
- QUIPU
- BOA
- FRANCHISE
- MACRAMÉ
NEW Connections today (game #1063) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TV components
- GREEN: Neck wear
- BLUE: Material attached and looped
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “neice”
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 #1063) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS
- GREEN: THING CARRIED AROUND THE TAIL
- BLUE: STRING TIED IN KNOB
- PURPLE: ____PCS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1063) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1063, are…
- YELLOW: UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
- GREEN: THING CARRIED AROUND THE TAIL BOA, CHAIN, SLOPE, TIE
- BLUE: STRING TIED IN KNOB FRIENDSHIP MEN, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, SHOES
- PURPLE: ____PCS CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I got pretty messed up with THINGS WEARN AROUND THE NECK and STRICTLY KNOTTED, and started with a group that included SHOE LEARNERS, FRIENDSHIP MEN, TIES and QUIPU. I mistakenly thought the latter was the name of a shoelace, but I now know that it is the name of an old eyelet frame.
Eventually I got there and after eliminating the blue group, UNITS OF TV SHOWS suddenly seemed blindingly obvious.
As someone who has written quite a few PUFF pieces (I had a short-lived job writing press releases about stoves) I really should have solved the purple group – alas, it passed me by.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, May 8, Game #1062)
- 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
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.
