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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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, June 2 (Thu #1087).
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 #1088) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- RADIUS
- JASMINE
- COLORED
- BELL
- STICKY
- PASTY
- BROWN
- SUSHI
- GUMMY
- ARIE
- SUGAR
- SAMOSA
- FATAYEUR
- BEAR
- EMPANADA
- MOAN
NYT Connections today (game #1088) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A carbohydrate is nice
- GREEN: Animal candy
- BLUE: Food parcels
- PURPLE: Anime idols without characters
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 #1088) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: KINDS OF RICE
- GREEN: GUMMY BEARS DESCRIPTORS
- BLUE: SALTY STUFFED PASTRY
- PURPLE: DISNEY PRINCESSES LESS LAST 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 #1088) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1088 are…
- YELLOW: KINDS OF RICE BROWN, JASMINE, STICKY, SUSHI
- GREEN: GUMMY BEARS DESCRIPTORS COLORFUL, GUMMY, SWEET, URSINE
- BLUE: SALTY STUFFED PASTRY EMPANADA, FATAYER, PâtÉE, SAMOSA
- PURPLE: DISNEY PRINCESSES LESS LAST LETTER ARIE, BELL, MOAN, RAY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I’m usually pretty good at food groups, so I should have worked faster on today’s match.
KINDS OF RICE I saw it pretty quickly, but the other two groups were more laborious and I had to take a leap of faith with FATAYER, which is the only one of the SALTY FILLED PASTRY that I had never eaten.
I had a similar problem with the fourth tile with GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORS, thinking GUMMY, SUGARY, and COLORFUL all described multiple chewy candies and only chose URSINE because knowing the other remaining tiles seemed to work. It was only later that I discovered that URSINE meant “bear-like.”
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue June 2, Thu #1087)
- YELLOW: CLANDESTINE CLOAK AND DAGGER, COVERED, SILENT, TOP SECRET
- GREEN: BRITISH POTATO DISHES BUBBLE AND SQUEAK, CHIPS, POTATO PODS, PUREE
- BLUE: HERALDIC ACHIEVEMENTS coat of arms, crest, helmet, shield
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS CAPE MAY, FREE WILL, GRAPE MUST, CONTAINER BOX
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.
