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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, May 6 (Game #1060).
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 #1061) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LOT
- TRAVEL
- CHANNEL
- LINE
- VOLUME
- DROVE
- CAR WINDOW
- FLY
- PACKAGE
- BEAR
- NET
- TARGET END
- ELEVATOR
- HOST
- DOUBLE-DRIBBLE
- HOOK
NEW Connections today (game #1061) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Go fishing
- GREEN: Many things together
- BLUE: NBA foul play
- PURPLE: Remote control
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 #1061) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FISHING YEAST
- GREEN: MANY
- BLUE: COMMITS A BASKETBALL VIOLATION
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1061) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1061, are…
- YELLOW: FISHING YEAST FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
- GREEN: MANY DRIVEN, HOST, MASS, PACK
- BLUE: COMMITS A BASKETBALL VIOLATION CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOAL, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, DUCT, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
After yesterday’s weird play with pictograms, I was happy to see a return to words on today’s tiles, but I didn’t find the gameplay any easier.
It took me three guesses to get the green group of MULTITUDE as I was convinced it must contain VOLUME. Adding DRIVE on my real attempt was a shot in the dark.
The same could be said for the blue group, as basketball offenses are not an area I feel confident in, but the unusualness of DOUBLE-DRIBLE indicated that there should be a sports category.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Wednesday, May 6, Game #1060)
- YELLOW: FOUND IN A CASINO CARDS, CHIPS, DICE, GAME MACHINE
- GREEN: WAYS TO FIX THINGS BUCKLES, BUTTONS, SNARES, ZIPPERS
- BLUE: SET IN A BOWLING ALLEY BOWLING BALL, BOWLING STICKS, LANE, SCORECARD
- PURPLE: FLAG DESIGN CIRCLE, HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, VERTICAL TRISECTION
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.
