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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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, March 9 (Game #1002).
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 #1003) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LOT
- GRAM
- DUKE
- TOAST
- BROWN
- UNC
- WASH
- SOCK
- PEN
- ROAST
- POP
- BOX
- SWALLOW
- SEAR
- MISS
- CUZ
NEW Connections today (game #1003) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Close to being burned
- GREEN: Close to family
- BLUE: Abbreviated regions
- PURPLE: Beaten with fists
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 #1003) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COOKING WITH DRY HEAT
- GREEN: FAMILY NICKNAMES
- BLUE: US STATE ABBREVIATIONS
- PURPLE: PUNCH
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1003) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1003, are…
- YELLOW: COOKING WITH DRY HEAT BROWN, FRY, BAKE, ROAST
- GREEN: FAMILY NICKNAMES CUZ, GRAM, POP, UNC
- BLUE: US STATE ABBREVIATIONS MASS, MISS, PEN, WASH
- PURPLE: PUNCH BOX, DOUBLE, SLUG, SOCK
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when playing Connections. In today’s case it was knowing that BROWN, PENN and DUKE were all prestigious colleges and then guessing that MISS was one too.
Alas, I missed the much more obvious correct answer of US STATE ABREVIATIONS.
From here the connections were more straightforward and I even managed to get the purple group before the end.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, March 9, Game #1002)
- YELLOW: STARTS WITH THE SAME SOUND, SPELLED DIFFERENTLY WAREHOUSE, BEARED, WEREWOLF, THEREFORE
- GREEN: METAPHORS FOR PUBLIC CONTROL FISHBOWL, HOT SEAT, MICROSCOPE, SPOTLIGHT
- BLUE: MUPPER ANIMAL, CUP, FOZZIE, GONZO
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE A BOSS COMPANY, E STREET BAND, MAFIA, VIDEO GAMES
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.
