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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’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Saturday, April 18 (Thu #1042).
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 #1043) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MINT
- CAMBER
- DUD
- HOLE
- COSTS
- BUSH
- CHILD
- FIASCO
- SIZE
- WISE
- RIVER
- INSOLENT
- TURN
- LENGTH
- CAP
- HIPS
NYT Connections today (game #1043) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A cheeky personality
- GREEN: Clothing construction
- BLUE: Poker conditions
- PURPLE: The confectionery ends
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 #1043) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHEEKY
- GREEN: DRESS MEASUREMENTS
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1043) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1043 are…
- YELLOW: CHEEKY ARK, FRESH, IMPERSIBLE, WISE
- GREEN: DRESS MEASUREMENTS BUST, HIPS, LENGTH, WAIST
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, ROUND
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR CAP, DUD, KID, MINT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Being based in the UK and unfamiliar with some US products, the LAST WORDS OF SINGULAR CANDY BRANDS popped into my head.
However, I managed to avoid the trap of linking DUD, BUST and FLOP – but only because I couldn’t find another synonym for failure.
Instead, I made a mistake putting together what became CHEEKY, choosing KID for my first attempt instead of WISE. Beyond that a rather routine weekend.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sat April 18, Thu #1042)
- YELLOW: LOOK WITH IMPRESSION GLASSES, WONDER, LOOK, WONDER
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS AC, DC, POWER, VOLTAGE
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER DARK HORSE, LONG SHOT, SLEEPERS, UNDERDOG
- PURPLE: START WITH SODA BRANDS CRUSHWORTHY, FANTAGRAPHICS, FRESCADE, PEPSINOGENE
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.
