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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, May 6 (Thu #1060).
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 #1061) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MASS
- JOURNEY
- CHANNEL
- DOUBLE
- VOLUME
- CONDUCT
- CAR WINDOW
- FLY
- PACK
- TO CARRY
- NET
- GOALKEEPER
- ELEVATOR
- HOST
- DOUBLE-DRIBBLE
- HOOK
NYT Connections today (game #1061) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Go fishing
- GREEN: Many things together
- BLUE: NBA foul play
- PURPLE: Remote
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 #1061) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FISHING EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: MULTITUDE
- BLUE: COMMITTING A BASKETBALL OFFENSE
- PURPLE: ORDERED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1061) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1061 are…
- YELLOW: FISHING EQUIPMENT FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
- GREEN: MULTITUDE DRIVE, HOST, MASS, PACK
- BLUE: COMMITTING A BASKETBALL OFFENSE CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOALKEEPER, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: ORDERED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
After yesterday’s strange pictogram game, I was pleased to see the return of words on today’s tiles, but I didn’t find the gameplay any simpler.
It took me three attempts before I got the green MULTITUDE band because I was convinced it must contain VOLUME. Adding DRIVE on my correct attempt was a shot in the dark.
The same could be said for the blue group, as basketball offenses are not an area I feel confident in, but the unusual nature of DOUBLE-DRIBBLE indicated that there had to be a sports category.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday May 6, Thu #1060)
- YELLOW: FOUND IN A CASINO CARDS, TOKENS, DICE, SLOT MACHINE
- GREEN: WAYS TO FIX THINGS BUCKLE, BUTTON, LACES, ZIPPER
- BLUE: SEEN IN A BOWLING ALLEY BOWLING BALL, BOWLING PIN, LANE, SCORING CARD
- PURPLE: FLAG DESIGNS CIRCLE, HORIZONTAL BISECTION, HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, VERTICAL TRISECTION
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.
