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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 16th (Game #1009).
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 #1010) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- KITE
- WIND
- HOT WATER
- KEY
- TEA BAG
- LIGHTNING
- BALLOON
- JAM
- PITCH
- ARROW
- BIND
- SCALE
- YO-YO
- TONE
- ROCKET
- PICKLE
NEW Connections today (game #1010) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: In a difficult situation
- GREEN: Vocalist expression
- BLUE: With attached cord
- PURPLE: Really fast
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 #1010) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR FAILURE
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORETICAL CONCEPTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STRING
- PURPLE: METAPHORS FOR SPEED
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1010) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1010, are…
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR FAILURE BIND, HOT WATER, jam, pickle
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORETICAL CONCEPTS KEY, PITCH, SCALE, TONE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STRING BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YO-YO
- PURPLE: METAPHORS FOR SPEED ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A fairly easy game, but one I could have done better at. I flirted with the idea of connecting ARROWS, LIGHTNING, ROCKET and WIND in the mistaken belief that they all described members of professional sports teams, but I lacked the confidence to hit send.
Instead, I found the more obvious of today’s groups, including METAPHORS FOR TROUBLE, which contained one of my favorite words – PICKLE. I love pickles, playing pickleball and I often find myself in a bit of a pickle, but most of all I love the story of Pickles the dog.
In 1966, when England hosted the football/soccer World Cup, the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen before the tournament and then discovered by a curious black and white collie in a hedge a few days later. Pickles became a national icon, but many mysteries surround the event – not least how the priceless trophy ended up in a hedge.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, March 16, Game #1009)
- YELLOW: ANIMAL GROUP NAMES GAGGLE, PACK, POD, PRIDE
- GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING SLOW GLACIERS, MOLASSES, LAZINESS, TRAFFIC
- BLUE: SILENT “W” CARTWRIGHT, TWO, WRATH, BREACH
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE STATE ABBREVIATIONS ANYONE, EMMY, MIUND, OK
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.
