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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 21 (Thu #1075).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
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 #1076) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- LOOSEY-GOOSEY
- AGREEMENT
- REGISTRATION
- BAGGAGE CLAIM
- CONTINUE
- CUSTOM
- CHECK
- WAY
- FOLLOW UP
- ASSEMBLY LINE
- EL NIÑO
- SOCIAL NORM
- TOUCH BASE
- TURNING
- SUSHI BAR
- UNWRITTEN
- RULER
- RECONNECTION
- CUSTOM MADE
NYT Connections today (game #1076) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Meet an old friend
- GREEN: How is it
- BLUE: Moving surfaces
- PURPLE: Looks like someone you know
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 #1076) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FIND
- GREEN: THE WAY OF DOING THINGS
- BLUE: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS
- PURPLE: START WITH HOMOPHONES OF NAME
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1076) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1076 are…
- YELLOW: FIND REGISTER, TRACK, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
- GREEN: THE WAY OF DOING THINGS CONVENTION, CUSTOM, SOCIAL NORM, UNWRITTEN RULE
- BLUE: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS ASSEMBLY LINE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT LANE, ROTATING SUSHI BAR
- PURPLE: START WITH HOMOPHONES OF NAME CABIN LUGGAGE, EL NIÑO, LOOSEY-GOOSEY, CUSTOMIZED
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I didn’t manage to get three purple firsts in a row, but I did manage to complete another game without errors – which, with my habit of falling for Connection’s tricky tricks, is no small feat.
That said, aside from the purple, it was a fairly straightforward game with minimal crossover between group chicanes; you might get close, but not close enough, to a group of words related to the airport terminal.
Even though it wasn’t purple, it was nice to see LOOSEY-GOOSEY among the tiles, especially since someone who could be described as LOOSEY-GOOSEY is exactly the kind of person who would flout THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday May 21, Thu #1075)
- YELLOW: KINDS OF PIES CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY
- GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH MASSES CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, FISHING
- BLUE: TENNIS SCORING TERMS ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE
- PURPLE: ___ MUSTARD COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW
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.
