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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 20 (Thu #1044).
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 #1045) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- OCTOPUS
- BREEZE
- THUNDER
- MESSENGER
- MOON
- SADDLE
- BULL
- WALTZ
- BERTH
- GOLD
- НОВО
- BAGUENAUDER
- BILGE
- SHOULDER STRAP
- STROLL
- NONSENSE
NYT Connections today (game #1045) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Walk slowly
- GREEN: Absurd discussion
- BLUE: The things you wear
- PURPLE: 007 debut
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 #1045) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: AMBLE (IN)
- GREEN: BALDERDASH
- BLUE: TYPES OF BAGS
- PURPLE: START OF JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES IN A WORD
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1045) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1045 are…
- YELLOW: AMBLE (IN) BREEZE, MOSEY, WALK, WALTZ
- GREEN: BALDERDASH Baloney, wedge, bull, berth
- BLUE: TYPES OF BAGS SHOULDER STRAP, HOBO, MESSENGER, SADDLE
- PURPLE: START OF JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES IN A WORD GOLD, MOON, OCTOPUS, THUNDER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I know the Connections love sports, so spying THUNDER and BULL in the grid, my first thought was that there must be a group connected by the NBA. However, even though I know almost nothing about basketball, I haven’t been able to spot any other potential team names – although OCTOPUS would be cool.
AMBLE (IN) was my first band, largely because all those words describe my own speed of movement. I’d say MOSEY is about as fast as it gets; if I’m in a hurry, I can walk around but that’s my limit. This all really annoys stressed walkers everywhere.
My error occurred while trying to retrieve BAG TYPES. I was sure about CROSSBODY, MESSENGER and SADDLE, but the fourth eluded me and I initially went for GOLD before finally getting there.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday April 20, Thu #1044)
- YELLOW: MASS OF SMOKE BILLOW, CLOUD, FEATHER, PUFF
- GREEN: FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT, HOOK, NET, ROD
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS CANNIBALISM, HOURGLASS, VENOM, WEB
- PURPLE: _____ MONDAY BLUE, CYBER, MANIC, MEAT FREE
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.
