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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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Tuesday, April 21 (Game #1045).
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 #1046) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LORRY
- POLISH
- NICE
- SWALLOW
- DECK
- GAME
- WHEEL
- HERB
- CLAY
- SOCK
- READING
- ARTIST
- STICK
- GLAZING
- PUNCH
- OVEN
NEW Connections today (game #1046) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Used to make a vase
- GREEN: Based on
- BLUE: Say it another way
- PURPLE: Begin with two words meaning “lift vertically”
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 #1046) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: POTTERY EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: PERIOD
- BLUE: WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS INDIVIDUAL
- PURPLE: COLLECTION ____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1046) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1046, are…
- YELLOW: POTTERY EQUIPMENT CLAY, GLAZE, OVEN, WHEEL
- GREEN: PERIOD TIRE, PUNCH, SWALLOW, SOCK
- BLUE: WORDS ARE PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS SPECIFIC LETTERS HERBS, BEAUTIFUL, POLISH, READING
- PURPLE: COLLECTION ____ ARTIST, GAME, STICK, TRUCK
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t make any mistakes in this game, but came pretty close to making a lot.
Years of watching a British TV show called The big pottery throw is the only reason I got today’s yellow group. The rest were all random.
WALLOP I thought was about boxing terminology and the blue group I thought was something with a double meaning, because both READING and NICE are cities as well as words. I ended up being wrong, but also right, which is sometimes the beauty of Connections.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, April 21st, Game #1045)
- YELLOW: AMBLE (IN) BREEZE, MOSEY, STROLL, WALTZ
- GREEN: BALDERDASH BALONEY, BILGE, BULL, BUNK
- BLUE: KIND OF BAGS CROSSBODY, HOBO, MESSENGER, SADDLE
- PURPLE: STARTS ON ONE-WORD JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLE GOLD, MOON, OCTOPUS, THUNDER
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 little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play 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.
