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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 the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, June 15 (Thu #1100).
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 #1101) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BLACK SWAN
- EARRINGS
- BASKETBALL
- COURT
- GREEN
- GODDESS
- FOLLOWING
- UNICORN
- RANCH
- BLUE MOON
- BLUE CHEESE
- PAPERWORK
- PERFECT STORM
- RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
- GEAR
- ENTOURAGE
- CAESAR
- FOLLOWING
NYT Connections today (game #1101) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Makes your lettuce and toms nice
- GREEN: Your team
- BLUE: Used to describe strange events
- PURPLE: A word that rhymes with “loops” in common
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 #1101) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CREAMY DRESSINGS
- GREEN: PRESENTING
- BLUE: RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “HOOPS” COULD 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 #1101) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1101 are…
- YELLOW: CREAMY DRESSINGS BLUE CHEESE, CAESAR, GREEN GODDESS, RANCH
- GREEN: PRESENTING COURTYARD, ENTOURAGE, SUITE, CONTINUED
- BLUE: RARE THINGS, IDIOMATICALLY BLACK SWAN, BLUE MOON, PERFECT STORM, UNICORN
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “HOOPS” COULD REFER TO BASKETBALL, EARRINGS, RED RIBBON, RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I knew it was wrong, but I couldn’t help but be tempted to start a group containing RED TAPE, BLUE CHEESE, BLACK SWAN. Fortunately, I resisted.
Congratulations if you spotted WHAT “HOOPS” COULD REFER TO – for me, that would have required great restraint as I roared through the most obvious links.
My only hesitation was the creamy salad dressing collection, because I thought GREEN GODDESS was the name of a smoothie – but that’s kind of what salad dressings really are.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday June 15, Thu #1100)
- YELLOW: STAY IN POWER LEGS, MOMENTUM, ENDURANCE, TRACTION
- GREEN: GET READY FOR AN EVENING ACCESSORY, CHANGE, PRIMP, SHOWER
- BLUE: ANIMALS OF THE CHINESE ZODIAC DOG, DRAGON, HORSE, SNAKE
- PURPLE: FLOWERS ANEMONE, LARKSPUR, MONKSHOOD, PHLOX
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.
