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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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, May 7 (Thu #1061).
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.
NYT Connections today (set #1062) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MEMENTO
- LEFT FIELD
- SCHOOL
- PASSAGE SIGN
- PITCHER TERM
- FIRST BASE
- NOWHERE
- HOME PLATE
- CINEMA NERD
- THE PENTAGON
- THE BLUE
- GET OUT
- JOHN BACK
- POACHED
- TONSIL HOCKEY
- BURGER KING HOPPER
- THIN AIR
- COLLAGE
NYT Connections today (game #1062) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Turn it on
- GREEN: A common form
- BLUE: Strange events
- PURPLE: Sweet endings
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 #1062) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CANOODLING
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “OUT OF”
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH CANDY MARKS MINUS “S”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1062) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1062 are…
- YELLOW: CANOODLING FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS HOUSE PLATE, BACK JEANS POCKET, SCHOOL PASS SIGN, THE PENTAGON
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “OUT OF” LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, BLUE, THIN AIR
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH CANDY MARKS MINUS “S” BURGER KING WHOPPER, MOVIE NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER’S MUND
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
After avoiding the obvious baseball trap, I found myself in a hole after getting the blue and yellow groups.
I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for with my eight remaining tiles, but I eventually got there through shuffling and guesswork rather than a sudden moment of realization.
American candy brands come up a lot in Connections, so I should really do my research, but I doubt I’m the only player based outside of North America who has been foiled by the collection of END IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS “S”, or the shape of a SCHOOL PASS SIGN.
CANOODLING on the other hand is international.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday May 7, Thu #1061)
- 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
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.
