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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’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Saturday, May 23 (Thu #1077).
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 #1078) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- RATTLE
- PEN
- STAFF
- WHISTLING
- GRASS
- SHED
- ITSY
- MASK
- STRIKE
- DRUM
- STABLE
- MARCH
- RALLY
- MYA
- STICK
- COOPERATIVE
NYT Connections today (game #1078) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Animal houses
- GREEN: Reactions to labor conflicts
- BLUE: Old accessories
- PURPLE: Membership added
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 #1078) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FARM EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS
- BLUE: OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES
- PURPLE: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS ONE LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1078) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1078 are…
- YELLOW: FARM EQUIPMENT COOP, NECK, SHED, STABLE
- GREEN: LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS MARCH, PICKET, RALLY, STRIKE
- BLUE: OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES DRUM, MASK, RATTLE, STAFF
- PURPLE: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS ONE LETTER GRASS, HISS, ITSY, MYA
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
It was one of those easy days where I saw all four groups almost immediately.
My only moment of distraction was seeing the RATTLE and DRUM tiles and momentarily thinking that there was some sort of percussion group or category on the U2 album titles.
The mistake I made was not stopping and determining what the most likely purple group would be. I really should have guessed ITSY, HISS, and the other POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS ONE LETTER, because there is a long history of “possessive” puns ranking as the hardest to get right.
“Homophones of possessive adjectives” was a purple group last month, “starting with a possessive pronoun” was purple in December, and “starting with a possessive determiner” was purple in September. Well, there will always be next time.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday May 23, Thu #1077)
- YELLOW: HAIRSTYLE HIVE, BOUFFANT, BUN, POMPADOUR
- GREEN: MORE EASILY FIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, SOONER
- BLUE: MARVEL CHARACTERS DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE
PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “THE” IN “STAR WARS” MOVIE TITLES EMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, GHOST
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.
