Want a different day?
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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, June 26 (Thu #1111).
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 #1112) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GATEWAY
- FOXTROT
- CREDIT CARD
- COLLECTION
- RIDE
- DESIGNER
- ENVELOPE
- CROSSING
- WALK ON FIRE
- INCOME TAX
- BILLIARD BALL
- MODEL
- SHORT LINE
- CARAFE
- WATER WORKS
- BARBER POLE
NYT Connections today (game #1112) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Featured in a property game
- GREEN: Elements of a style show
- PURPLE: Equine movement
- BLUE: All the characteristic bands through them
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 #1112) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MONOPOLY SQUARE
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW
- PURPLE: FINISH WITH THE HORSE’S GAIT
- BLUE: THINGS COMMONLY SCRATCHED
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1112) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1112 are…
- YELLOW: MONOPOLY SQUARE WALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW GATEWAY, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL
- PURPLE: FINISH WITH THE HORSE’S GAIT JUG, ENVELOPE, FIREWALK, FOXTROT
- BLUE: THINGS COMMONLY SCRATCHED BARBER POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, CRUISE PASSAGE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
A new appearance for FOXTROT after his appearance in a DANCE STYLES group a few days ago. This time it was really tricky because I spotted the connection to DECANTER but the four words ending in “walk” made it difficult for me to trust my intuition that we were looking for a group on different types of horse movements.
Afraid of making multiple mistakes, I took a different route and connected the four THINGS WITH STRIPES and then THE COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW.
With only eight tiles left, I still had two tiles ending in “walk” left to guess and I managed to choose the wrong one.
A really sneaky game, this one and that one which was particularly difficult for those of us outside the US, like me in the UK, who have different MONOPOLY SQUARES.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday June 26, Thu #1111)
- YELLOW: CRUNCHY SNACK ITEM CHIP, CRACKER, NUTS, PRETZEL
- GREEN: VARIOUS QUANTITIES OF WOOD BOARD, LOG, SPLINTER, TREE
- BLUE: LOW GROUND AREAS DALE, DELL, THROAT, HOLLOW
- PURPLE: COLORS PLUS ONE LETTER TAN, PINKY, REDO, TANG
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.
