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 #1054) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- THERE
- CHECK
- MARK
- GENUINE
- ALARM
- HOUR
- TYRANNOSAURUS
- BIRTHDAY
- TIME
- SHOCK
- CROSS
- BEFORE
- SHAKE
- HURRY
- INTERFERE
- TESLA
NEW Connections today (game #1054) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Scare someone
- GREEN: Interrupt your chores
- BLUE: The letter after S
- PURPLE: It sounds like ownership
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 #1054) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: UNNERVE
- GREEN: REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH “OFF”
- BLUE: WHAT THE “T” COULD STAND FOR
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF POSSIBLE ADJECTIVES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1054) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1054, are…
- YELLOW: UNNERVE ALARM, PREFACE, SHAKE, SHOCK
- GREEN: REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH “OFF” CHECK, CROSS, MARK, SAFE
- BLUE: WHAT THE “T” COULD STAND FOR TESLA, TIME, SAND, TYRANNOSAURUS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF POSSIBLE ADJECTIVES TIME, HUR, THERE, AGAIN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
As a perpetual maker and crosser of to-do lists, I spotted the green group that immediately contained CHECK, CROSS, MARK and TICK. Like many, I’m sure I add things to my to-do lists that I’ve already done just so I can have the pleasure of checking them off. I think I need help!
Meanwhile, the most annoying thing about the yellow group is that I didn’t see it sooner.
The same could be said for HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES — I spent way too long thinking that HUR was connected to the classic movie Ben Hur — while I only got WHAT THE “T” COULD STAND FOR because the four words began with that letter; Googling afterwards I discovered that TESLA in this context was a unit of measure and nothing to do with Elon Musk’s cars.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, April 29, Game #1053)
- YELLOW: STEPS IN A PROCESS LEVEL, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE
- GREEN: SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER BOOM, CLAP, ROLL, RUMBLE
- BLUE: KIND OF DOLLS HAND, SHADOW, SOCK, STRING
- PURPLE: STANDING ___ JOKE, ORDER, OVATION, ROOM
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.
