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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, April 13 (Thu #1037).
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 #1038) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ROUND
- LIST
- MASON
- BOOKMARK
- BISCUIT
- SPEAR
- BELL
- PATH
- ADVICE
- GLOVES
- STYLE
- HIDDEN
- RING
- NOT
- HISTORY
- SKINNY
NYT Connections today (game #1038) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Common on Chrome and Safari
- GREEN: Fighting Speech
- BLUE: Slight wobble
- PURPLE: Start with a no-cost word
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 #1038) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER
- GREEN: BOXING TERMS
- BLUE: INCLINATION
- PURPLE: FREE____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1038) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1038 are…
- YELLOW: THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER BOOKMARK, CACHE, COOKIE, HISTORY
- GREEN: BOXING TERMS BELL, GLOVES, RING, ROUND
- BLUE: INCLINATION LEAN, LIST, PITCH, ADVICE
- PURPLE: FREE____ SPEAR, MASON, STYLE, WAY
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
My long wait for another “Purple first” is finally over.
It was the word LANCE that put me on the path, because it immediately made me think of the efforts and difficulties of the freelance profession, and I quickly identified the other words that made it work. Happy days!
After that big start, I followed up with TILT, and then the group that I really should have gotten first, since I spend most of my life using those four THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday April 13, Thu #1037)
- YELLOW: SEEN OUTSIDE A THEATER TICKET OFFICE, MARQUET, TICKET LINE, VELVET ROPE
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR A MAGICIAN CAPE, HANDKERCHIEF, MAGIC WAND, RABBIT
- BLUE: TV SHOW TITLE NAMES HOUSE, LASSO, MONTANA, SOPRANO
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE CAPS BASEBALL PLAYER, CAMERA LENS, MUSHROOM, PEN
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.
