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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, March 16 (Thu #1009).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the clever word game from the New York Times that challenges you to group answers into different categories. This can be difficult, so read on if you need tips on connections.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (set #1010) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- KITE
- WIND
- HOT WATER
- KEY
- TEA BAG
- LIGHTNING
- BALL
- JAM
- NOT
- ARROW
- BIND
- LADDER
- YO-YO
- TONE
- ROCKET
- BRINE
NYT Connections today (game #1010) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: In a delicate situation
- GREEN: Singer’s Terms
- BLUE: With a cord attached
- PURPLE: Really fast
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections today (game #1010) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: METAPHORS OF THE PROBLEM
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH WIRES
- PURPLE: METAPHORS OF SPEED
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1010) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1010 are…
- YELLOW: METAPHORS OF THE PROBLEM LINK, HOT WATER, JAM, PICKLE
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS KEY, HEIGHT, SCALE, TONE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH WIRES BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YO-YO
- PURPLE: METAPHORS OF SPEED ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A fairly simple game, but one in which I could have done better. I flirted with the idea of linking ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, and WIND under the mistaken belief that they all described members of professional sports teams, but lacked the confidence to press “submit.”
Instead, I found the more obvious bands of today, including METAPHORS FOR TROUBLE, which included one of my favorite words: PICKLE. I love pickles, playing pickleball and often find myself in trouble, but most of all I love the story of Pickles the dog.
In 1966, while England was hosting the Football 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. The pickles have become a national icon, but many mysteries surround the event, including how the priceless trophy ended up in a hedge.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday March 16, Thu #1009)
- YELLOW: NAMES OF ANIMAL GROUPS GAGGLE, PACK, POD, PRIDE
- GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH SLOW GLACIER, MOLASSES, LAZINESS, TRAFFIC
- BLUE: “W” SILENCER CARTWRIGHT, TWO, ANGER, FIGHT
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT ARE LIKE STATE ABBREVIATIONS EVERYTHING, EMMY, ENVY, 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 difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little more difficult, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the final question, as you will be able to answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than something like Wordle, and the game provides plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games website on computer or mobile.
