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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 23 (Thu #1108).
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 #1109) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HUMPTY DUMPTY
- TOASTER
- FLOYD ROSE
- MONEY
- THE KOOL-AID MAN
- HELTER Skelter
- CHINA
- RUSHING
- CHICK SHOT
- DEAD POOL
- LUGGAGE
- GENESIS
- CLIFFORD
- MUMBO
- GIANT
- KING CRIMSON
- Mr. KRABS
NYT Connections today (game #1109) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: 1970s adult bands
- BLUE: They share a color in common
- GREEN: Wedding gifts
- PURPLE: It seems similar
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 #1109) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PROG STRIPS
- BLUE: RED CHARACTERS
- GREEN: CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS
- PURPLE: RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1109) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1109 are…
- YELLOW: PROG STRIPS GENESIS, KING CRIMSON, PINK FLOYD, RUSH
- BLUE: RED CHARACTERS CLIFFORD, DEADPOOL, KOOL-AID MAN, MR. KRABS
- GREEN: CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS CHINA, LUGGAGE, MONEY, TOASTER
- PURPLE: RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS CHICK FLICK, HELTER SKELTER, HUMPTY DUMPTY, MUMBO JUMBO
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Not knowing KOOL-AID MAN’s work put me at a disadvantage today and was the reason for my only mistake.
While I knew CLIFFORD of Big Red Dog fame, DEADPOOL and MR. KRABS favors the color red. I was less sure about the fourth, so I chose HUMPTY DUMPTY, convinced that it preferred a thick red belt over its egg-shaped middle riff. Fortunately, I corrected my mistake at the next opportunity.
I’m kicking myself for not seeing the RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS – I briefly thought they might all be album titles by PROG BANDS’ yellow band, but I opted for CLASSIC WEDDING GIFTS instead.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue June 23, Thu #1108)
- YELLOW: DANCE STYLES FOXTROT, MODERN, SWING, FAUCET
- GREEN: IN A MONOPOLY BOX ACT, HOTEL, MONEY, TOKEN
- BLUE: INLINE CONTENT SORTING OPTIONS FEATURED, POPULAR, RECENT, TRENDING
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH COATS/MANTELS EARTH, EMPEROR, FIREPLACE, YANKEES
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.
