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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, May 4 (Thu #1058).
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 #1059) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HINT
- COUPLING
- NEEDLE
- Hiccup
- BEND
- REVERSE
- FLASH
- SUGGESTION
- SNEEZE
- PUFF
- THRILL
- SWAY
- GAMELAN
- Sheep shank
- MATCH
- BOWLINE
NYT Connections today (game #1059) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Shimmer
- GREEN: We can’t help him
- BLUE: All tied up
- PURPLE: Elements of tennis scoring
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 #1059) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LIGHT
- GREEN: INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS
- BLUE: TYPES OF KNOTS
- PURPLE: START WITH COMPETITION UNITS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1059) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1059 are…
- YELLOW: LIGHT flicker, hint, suggestion, smell
- GREEN: INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS Blinking, hiccups, shivering, sneezing
- BLUE: TYPES OF KNOTS ELBOW, BOWLINE, HITCH, Sheep Shank
- PURPLE: START WITH COMPETITION UNITS GAMELAN, MATCHSTICK, POINTER, SETBACK
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
My only moment of hesitation in today’s match was linking HITCH, SETBACK, and HICCUP thinking we were looking for a group in case of unexpected delays, but luckily I held back as I couldn’t find a fourth.
Instead, I took the plunge and joined the dots between the four INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS and TYPES OF KNOTS.
I saw it too late STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS — although surely the connection is specific to the tennis game, set and match?
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday May 4, Thu #1058)
- YELLOW: PERSON WITH A TENDER HEART MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEET, TEDDY BEAR
- GREEN: THINGS FILLED WITH PELLETS BABY HAT, DESICCANT BAG, EYE PILLOW, HACKY BAG
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUTTONS CONTROL PANEL, ENGRAVED SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
- PURPLE: START WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR TYPES OF DOG CHOWL, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
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.
