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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, June 30 (Game #1115).
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.
What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral pun.
SPOILER ALERT: Today’s NYT Connections information is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Connections today (game #1116) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- CHICAGO
- LONG ISLAND
- NIGERIA
- COLOGNE
- INDIANAPOLIS
- MUNICH
- LIMERICK
- SINGAPORE
- CASABLANCA
- CUBA
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- CHAMPAGNE
- GUINEA-BISSAU
- CHINA
- FARGO
- MOSCOW
NEW Connections today (game #1116) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Product placement
- GREEN: Cinematic classics
- BLUE: Drink up
- PURPLE: Hidden in plain sight
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 #1116) – hint #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS NAMED BY PLACES
- GREEN: BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINATES
- BLUE: PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH COUNTRIES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1116) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1116, are…
- YELLOW: THINGS NAMED BY PLACES CHAMPAGNE, CHINA, COLOGNE, LIMERICK
- GREEN: BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINATES CASABLANCA, CHICAGO, FARGO, MUNICH
- BLUE: PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES CUBA, LONG ISLAND, MOSCOW, SINGAPORE
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH COUNTRIES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUINEA-BISSAU, INDIANAPOLIS, NIGERIA
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake came in including MOSCOW instead of LIMERICK in the list of THINGS NAMED BY PLACE.
At the time I thought the Russian capital should be on the list because of the MOSCOW MULE, but after getting one off I realized there were three other PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES.
This was all after getting the four movie titles — I knew all four were classics, but I didn’t think they were all BEST PICTURE WINNERS/NOMINIES. From the list, I thought FARGO was a winner, but it lost The English Patient in 1997.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, June 30, Game #1115)
- YELLOW: DIVISION STRUCTURES FENCE, LID, HEDGE, WALL
- GREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPICS CURL, HATCH, SKATE, SKI
- BLUE: REGULAR RECYCLES BOTTLE, BOX, CAN, NEWSPAPER
- PURPLE: WHAT “DRAFT” MAY REFER TO BREEZE, ON TAP, RECRUIT, SKETCH
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.
