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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 30 (Game #1023).
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 #1024) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- WIRELESS
- PLANK
- SET CAT
- CRUNCH
- PUSH UP
- SPORT
- CHICK FLICK
- CANNON
- CALF LEAVE
- THE COLLARS
- CLAMP
- PIECE
- JOLLY ROGER
- ABSENCE
- FRY COOK
- DEFICIT
NEW Connections today (game #1024) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Almost none left
- GREEN: Shake me timber, etc
- BLUE: Types of support clothing
- PURPLE: Start with small creature
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 #1024) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DEFICIENCY
- GREEN: PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP
- BLUE: SHAPE FOR BRAs
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BABY ANIMALS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1024) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1024, are…
- YELLOW: DEFICIENCY ABSENCE, KNEE, UNDERBID, PINCH
- GREEN: PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP CANNON, CROWS, JOLLY ROGER, PLANK
- BLUE: SHAPE FOR BRAs PIECE, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH BABY ANIMALS VEAL RAISING, CHICKEN FLICK, ROAST COOK, KIT KAT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I’m sure I wasn’t the only player who began today’s game with CRUNCH, PLANK, PUSH-UP, and CALF RAISE, but this collection of basic exercises wasn’t the only red herring lurking in today’s game.
I was also briefly diverted by candy brand and birds before picking up the BHER SHAPE PIECE and PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP.
With eight tiles left, I took a bet that the single words were one group and the two-word tiles were another, instead of taking the time to actually see the completely obvious threads.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, March 30, Game #1023)
- YELLOW: IMITATION DUMMY, ERSATZ, FAUX, MOCK
- GREEN: PLAY AROUND (With) FUTZ, MESS, TINKER, TOYS
- BLUE: CAR RENTAL COMPANIES NEWSPAPER, BUDGET, DOLLAR, HERTZ
- PURPLE: SNAP MARKS PLUS START LETTER FRITZ, PLAY, TRUFFLER, YUTZ
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.
