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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, June 28 (Thu #1113).
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 #1114) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SPEAKER
- BULLY
- INHALE
- GROOT
- BOARD
- MAGNET
- SNARF
- CONE
- THUG
- CRUSH
- CUPBOARD
- CUT
- NUDIBRANCHE
- SCOUNDREL
- EAT
- SCOUNDREL
NYT Connections today (game #1114) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The hooligans of yesteryear
- GREEN: Eat quickly
- BLUE: Parts of a device for musical volume
- PURPLE: Don’t bark the wrong one
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 #1114) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THE TROUBLE MAKERS OF ANCIENT TIMES
- GREEN: CONSUME WITH GOUSTO
- BLUE: SPEAKER PARTS
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1114) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1114 are…
- YELLOW: THE TROUBLE MAKERS OF ANCIENT TIMES Villain, thug, thug, scoundrel
- GREEN: CONSUME WITH GOUSTO CRUSH, ADJUST, BREATH, SNARF
- BLUE: SPEAKER PARTS CABINET, CONE, MAGNET, WOOFER
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE EMBARK, GROOT, NUDIBRANCHE, STRUNK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I wasted time looking at word parts and convinced myself there must be a dog-themed collection thanks to WOOFER and EMBARK, but FINING IN PARTS OF A TREE eluded me.
My mistake was stupid. I knew we were talking OLD TIMEY TROUBLEMAKERS, but I included GROOT instead of ROGUE based on half-remembered slang rather than the Marvel character.
Meanwhile, has anyone else had deja vu from the green group CONSUME WITH GUSTO? I’m sure we’ve had this quartet before.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday June 28, match #1113)
- YELLOW: HIGH QUALITY CHOICE, END, PRIME, SELECT
- GREEN: SIGNALS TO START START, GO, NOW, START
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR A GUITARIST CAPO, PICK, SLIDE, STRAP
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE BOARDS CHESS, CORPORATION, DARTS, SURFER
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.
