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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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, May 28 (Thu #1082).
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 #1083) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- POWDER
- FATHER
- WHILE READING
- ATLANTIC
- PENNSYLVANIA
- BILLIARDS
- PEACEFUL
- BO
- AMMONIA
- PROTACTINIUM
- WET DOG
- DRAWING
- INDIAN
- DURIANE
- PUBLIC ADDRESS
- ARCTIC
NYT Connections today (game #1083) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Large bodies of water
- GREEN: Stinky stuff
- BLUE: Zones in a chic home
- PURPLE: Also what we would call a personal assistant
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 #1083) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: OCEANS
- GREEN: DISTINCTIVE ODOR SOURCES
- BLUE: TYPES OF ROOMS IN A MANSION
- PURPLE: WHAT “PA” MIGHT REFER TO
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1083) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1083 are…
- YELLOW: OCEANS ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, INDIAN, PACIFIC
- GREEN: DISTINCTIVE ODOR SOURCES AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG
- BLUE: TYPES OF ROOMS IN A MANSION BILLIARDS, DRAWING, POWDER, READING
- PURPLE: WHAT “PA” MIGHT REFER TO FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I had no idea what PROTACTINIUM was, but I decided it smelled bad and placed it next to DURIAN, WET DOG, and AMMONIA, which I knew all stank.
My big mistake here was failing to see that BO was short for body odor and not what I had initially thought of as a casual greeting between fans of 1990s hip-hop.
PROTACTINIUM I have since learned that it is a dense, highly radioactive and toxic actinide metal. So it might smell bad – especially if it was stored in a sealed box with blue cheese – but it wouldn’t be a good idea to find out.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday May 28, Thu #1082)
- YELLOW: GO LOW DUCK, HUNCH, SQUAT, STOOP
- GREEN: FOURTH POWER MEDIA, NEWS, PAPERS, PRESS
- BLUE: PARTS OF A COURTROOM BAR, BENCH, PODIUM, STAND
- PURPLE: SKI__ JUMP, ELEVATOR, LODGE, SLOPE
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.
