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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, May 26 (Game #1080).
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 #1081) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BANJO
- OTHELLO
- AYE
- NUT ME
- HAMLET
- PIER
- OPERATION
- МАСВЕТН
- LEARN
- TROUBLE
- MONOGAMY
- MUNICIPALITY
- CITY
- BATTLESHIP
- VILLAGE
- STAIRS
NEW Connections today (game #1081) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Small towns
- GREEN: 1980s toys
- BLUE: Look who’s staring
- PURPLE: Featured in the Louisa May Alcott classic
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 #1081) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL COMMUNITY
- GREEN: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES
- BLUE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING
- PURPLE: ENDS IN “LITTLE WOMEN” THE SISTERS OF MARCH
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #1081) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1081, are…
- YELLOW: SMALL COMMUNITY MUNICIPALITY, HAMLET, CITY, VILLAGE
- GREEN: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES BATTLESHIP, OPERATING, OTHELLO, ERROR
- BLUE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIRCASE
- PURPLE: ENDS IN “LITTLE WOMEN” THE SISTERS OF MARCH BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I rate this game as hard as there were several cunning traps that almost caught me.
The rule to not fall into a Connections trap is not to be fooled by groups of three, and I almost did with the trio of Shakespeare plays.
I thought the same when I saw the connection between the classic games OTHELLO, BATTLESHIP and OPERATION and didn’t see a fourth, but decided to take the plunge with PROBLEMS as it certainly sounded like it could be a game; luckily i was right.
I have good reason not to know, but as in the UK, where I’m based, this game – with its pop o’matic dice – was known as Frustration. Connections constantly bring up these strange cultural differences.
Kudos if you spotted it Little Women group.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Tuesday, May 26, Game #1080)
- YELLOW: CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS CUP, MEDAL, WINNER, RING
- GREEN: THE MATTER AT HAND CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT
- BLUE: 80’S COMEDIES PLANE, LARGE, DIRECTION, GEMINI
- PURPLE: ANAGRAMS SIGN UP, LISTEN, QUIET, GLITTER
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.
