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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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Wednesday, April 1 (Thu #1025).
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 #1026) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- STANDARD
- CHAMPION
- SECOND
- CHANCE
- MIGO
- MOMENT
- BACK
- CARDI
- DUCK
- EATER
- OPENING
- APPROVE
- WINDOW
- MALE
- MESON
- DRONE
NYT Connections today (game #1026) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: By your side
- GREEN: A big break
- BLUE: Male beasts
- PURPLE: A somewhat harsh drink
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 #1026) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SUPPORT
- GREEN: OPPORTUNITY
- BLUE: MALE ANIMALS
- PURPLE: END OF ALCOHOL BRANDS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1026) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1026 are…
- YELLOW: SUPPORT RETURN, CHAMPION, APPROVE, SECOND
- GREEN: OPPORTUNITY LUCK, MOMENT, OPENING, WINDOW
- BLUE: MALE ANIMALS BUCK, DRAKE, DRONE, STALLION
- PURPLE: END OF ALCOHOL BRANDS CARDI, EAT, MESON, MIGOS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
After yesterday’s enigmatic mess, we came back to reality with a simpler game.
There were a few false leads hidden among the tiles, but luckily I resisted the temptation to search for rap groups and instead saw the connection between DRAKE, STALLION and BUCK, taking a chance on DRONE, which I knew was a word related to bees.
CARDI and MIGOS eventually formed a band together, but it was ENDS OF LIQUOR BRANDS rather than the music that united them. Cardi B was of course married to Migos member Offset and, in addition to the interconnections, Cardi promotes Whipshots, a line of vodka-infused whipped cream and Migos member Quavo had his own line of white vodka. Thanks, Google.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wed April 1, Thu #1025)
- YELLOW: BEER BRANDS BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED BAND
- GREEN: ROCK BANDS GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2
- BLUE: FILMS BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGING IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY
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.
