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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 16 (Thu #1101).
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 #1102) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MOUTH
- CAVITY
- CLASSIC
- CALLIOPE
- IRIS
- TO LIGHT UP
- PLAYS
- ECHO
- CORNER
- LIP
- NEMESIS
- POLICE
- EXIT
- RECREATION
- NERVE
- NICHE
NYT Connections today (game #1102) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Nooks
- GREEN: You have courage
- BLUE: Ancient characters
- PURPLE: Start with a variety of people
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 #1102) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ALCOVE
- GREEN: BODY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE
- BLUE: THE NUMBERS OF THE GREEK MYTH
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “ILK”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1102) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1102 are…
- YELLOW: ALCOVE CAVITY, NICHE, CORNER, RECESS
- GREEN: BODY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE
- BLUE: THE NUMBERS OF THE GREEK MYTH CALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “ILK” CLASSIC, KINDLE, RELEASE, TYPEFACE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Of course, my first thought was to combine KINDLE and NOOK and then go looking for other e-book products. Alas, I didn’t see any.
My inability to find another reading technology ended up being the key to my success, as I saw a connection to the beginnings of KINDLE and CLASSIC and put together a purple group on sorting – or as Connections puts it, STARTING WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “ILK”.
My mistake came when trying to collect ALCOVE, where I included MOUTH instead of NOOK; I thought NOOK was something that was built upon, rather than something in the background, something that the old expression “nooks and crannies” might have helped me to fully understand.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue June 16, Thu #1101)
- 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
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.
