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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 #1023) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ERSATZ
- FRITZ
- DIY
- TOY
- YUTZ
- FUTZ
- DOLLAR
- DUMMY
- HERTZ
- GAMES
- MOCK
- MESS
- FAKE
- BUDGET
- TRUFFLES
- NOTICE
NYT Connections today (game #1023) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FAKE
- GREEN: Have fun
- BLUE: Rent a vehicle from them
- PURPLE: Extra food
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 #1023) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMITATION
- GREEN: PLAY (WITH)
- BLUE: CAR RENTAL COMPANIES
- PURPLE: SNACK BRANDS PLUS STARTING LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1023) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1023 are…
- YELLOW: IMITATION FACTICE, ERSATZ, FALSE, MOCK
- GREEN: PLAY (WITH) FUTZ, MESS, DIY, TOY
- BLUE: CAR RENTAL COMPANIES OPINION, BUDGET, DOLLAR, HERTZ
- PURPLE: SNACK BRANDS PLUS STARTING LETTER FRITZ, CHEEK, TRUFFLES, YUTZ
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
All the TZ tiles were very tempting to group together, but the fact that HERTZ appeared alongside other CAR RENTAL COMPANIES (BUDGET, DOLLAR, REVIEWS) dissuaded me from this connection.
That being said, I remembered that ERSATZ was a term a critic friend of mine used when he really wanted to call a band or piece of music fake and derivative, and that definition seemed to fit DUMMY, MOCK, and FAKE.
With only eight tiles remaining, I couldn’t really see much in the way of connections other than a few good names for a small dog, but I bet on four words that seemed to be about having fun.
It took me a few tries because I had PLAYS instead of FUTZ, but I finally connected PLAY AROUND (WITH).
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday March 29, match #1022)
- YELLOW: IMAGES SEEN IN THE STREET GRAFFITI, WALL, POSTER, STENCIL
- GREEN: THE LIVERS OF RETRO DANCE HUSTLE, MASHED POTATOES, ROBOT, TWIST
- BLUE: “p” SILENT BODY, BLOW, PSYCHO, RECEIVED
- PURPLE: ___ BRAND BEAUTY, CHECK, QUESTION, STRETCH
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.
