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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, May 10 (Thu #1064).
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 #1065) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- COLOR
- CRAWL
- SHANDY
- KARMA
- KNIVES OUT
- SLIDE
- PYRAMID
- RHYME
- FLY
- CHINATOWN
- KEYED
- SNICK
- SEVEN
- PONZI
- ELEGY
- VERTIGO
NYT Connections today (game #1065) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: Detective films
- GREEN: Types of diets
- YELLOW: Move slowly without being seen
- PURPLE: Hidden anatomy
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 #1065) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: DETECTIVE FILMS
- GREEN: DIET TYPES
- YELLOW: MOVE stealthily, with “IN”
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1065) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1065 are…
- YELLOW: MOVE stealthily, with “IN” FLOW, SLIDE, SNEAK, FLY
- GREEN: DIET TYPES COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, Rhyme
- BLUE: DETECTIVE FILMS CHINATOWN, POINTED KNIVES, SEVEN, VERTIGO
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS ELEGY, KARMA, KEY, SHANDY
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Today’s purple group seems much more approachable than normal and I’m kicking myself for not taking more time on today’s match. Congratulations if you have seen the four BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS.
Instead, I rushed to spot all four DETECTIVE MOVIES – not that I saw the connection at first, but simply that they are all excellent films.
Then PONZI could only be there for one thing, although I hesitated on the fourth tile, getting caught up in thinking that the SLIP pattern might be something as good as the SLIP flow.
With only eight tiles remaining, it was impossible to resist CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK and STEAL.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday May 10, match #1064)
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, JUMP
- GREEN: DESTINY BOUND, CERTAIN, DESTINED, SAFE
- BLUE: VERBS TO MAKE A MOJITO Garnish, mash, pour, stir
- PURPLE: WHAT COULD “SPRING” REFER TO REEL, FOUNTAIN, JUMP, SEASON
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.
