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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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, May 8 (Thu #1062).
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 #1063) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PUFF
- EPISODE
- TIE
- LACES
- PERIOD
- CHAIN
- SEASON
- THINK
- CORD
- FRIENDSHIP BRACELET
- CONVERSATION
- SERIES
- QUIPU
- BOA
- FRANCHISE
- MACRAME
NYT Connections today (game #1063) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Television components
- GREEN: Ties
- BLUE: Hardware fixed and buckled
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “niece”
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 #1063) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TV PROGRAM UNITS
- GREEN: ITEMS TO WEAR AROUND THE NECK
- BLUE: ROPES tied IN KNOTS
- PURPLE: ____PIECE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1063) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1063 are…
- YELLOW: TV PROGRAM UNITS EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
- GREEN: ITEMS TO WEAR AROUND THE NECK BOA, CHAIN, LANYARD, TIE
- BLUE: ROPES tied IN KNOTS FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, LACES
- PURPLE: ____PIECE CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I found myself quite confused with the THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK and the tied strings, starting with a group containing LACES, a FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, a TIE and a QUIPU. I mistakenly thought the latter was the name of a lace-up tie, but I now know it’s the name of an ancient abacus.
Eventually I got there and after eliminating the blue group, TV PROGRAM UNITS suddenly seemed blindingly obvious to me.
As someone who has written quite a few PUFF pieces (I had a short-lived job writing press releases about ovens), I really should have solved the purple group – alas, it escaped me.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday May 8, Thu #1062)
- 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
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.
