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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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Wednesday, June 24 (Game #1109).
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.
What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral pun.
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 #1110) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- POLONIUM
- SKULL
- COMPACT
- HOCKEY
- CROOKED
- TRACK PAD
- LEAD
- THE BUTTON
- MERCURY
- DUCTIVE
- CLOSE
- MICROPHONE
- MONITOR
- FRANCIUM
- PRINTER
- COMPRESSED
NEW Connections today (game #1110) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PC accessories
- GREEN: Crushed together
- BLUE: Toxic materials
- PURPLE: Bird starters
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 #1110) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ADDITIONAL DEVICES FOR COMPUTER
- GREEN: THE DAMAGED PACKAGE
- BLUE: HAZARDOUS ELEMENTARY METALS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1110) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1110, are…
- YELLOW: ADDITIONAL DEVICES FOR COMPUTER MICROPHONE, MONITOR, PRINTER, TRACKPAD
- GREEN: THE DAMAGED PACKAGE COMPACT, COMPRESSED, Dense, CLIMATED
- BLUE: HAZARDOUS ELEMENTARY METALS FRANCIUM, LEAD, MERCURY, POLONIUM
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES SKULL, CROCHET, DUCTIL, HOCKEY
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Of all the many COMPUTER PERIPHERALS that money can buy, there is one that causes more stress and irritation than any other.
I’m of course talking about the PRINTER: a device that, in my experience going through the big brands, will choose not to work when you need it most, run out of its ridiculously expensive ink at an alarming rate, and develop errors that will take days to fix.
Anyway, I digress – today’s groups were all very welcome, although STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES eluded me, probably because my CRANIUM failed due to triggering the aforementioned printer frustrations.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, June 24, Game #1109)
- YELLOW: PROG BANDS GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, PINK FLOYD, RUSH
- BLUE: RED CHARACTERS CLIFFORD, DEADPOOL, KOOL-AID MAN, MR. CRAB
- GREEN: CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS CHINA, LUGGAGE, MONEY, BRISTER
- PURPLE: RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS CHICK FLICK, HEROES SKELTER, HUMPTY DUMPTY, MUMBO JUMBO
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.
