Want a different day?
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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, May 26 (Thu #1080).
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 #1081) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BANJO
- OTHELLO
- ALWAYS
- NUTMEG
- HAMLET
- PIER
- OPERATION
- МАСВЕТН
- LEAR
- WORRY
- MONOGAMY
- COMMUNITY
- CANTON
- WARSHIP
- VILLAGE
- WALK
NYT Connections today (game #1081) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Small towns
- GREEN: 80s toys
- BLUE: Look who’s speechless
- PURPLE: Appearing in the Louisa May Alcott classic
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 #1081) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL COMMUNITY
- GREEN: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES
- BLUE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING
- PURPLE: END OF THE MARCH OF THE “LITTLE WOMEN” SISTERS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1081) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1081 are…
- YELLOW: SMALL COMMUNITY MUNICIPALITY, HAMLET, CANTON, VILLAGE
- GREEN: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, PROBLEM
- BLUE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIRS
- PURPLE: END OF THE MARCH OF THE “LITTLE WOMEN” SISTERS BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I rate this game as difficult because there were several clever traps that almost surprised me.
The rule for not falling into the Connections trap is not to be fooled by groups of three and I almost did that with the trio of Shakespeare plays.
I thought the same thing when I saw the connection between the classic games OTHELLO, BATTLESHIP, and OPERATION and didn’t see a fourth, but decided to take the plunge with TROUBLE because it definitely looked like a game; fortunately, I was right.
I have good reason not to know, because in the UK, where I live, this game – with its pop o’matic dice feature – was known as Frustration. The connections constantly bring up these strange cultural differences.
Congratulations if you spotted the Little women band.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue May 26, Thu #1080)
- YELLOW: CHAMPIONSHIP REWARDS CUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, RING
- GREEN: A MATTER AT HAND CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT
- BLUE: COMEDIES OF THE 80S PLANE, LARGE, INDEX, TWINS
- PURPLE: ANAGRAMS SUBSCRIBE, LISTEN, QUIET, TINSEL
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.
