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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, July 2 (Thu #1117).
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 #1118) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HOT DRINK
- AROUND
- FELICITY
- SHIRT
- HOT CRAZIES
- GOSSIP
- FRESH BEANS
- DIRTY APPEARANCE
- COLD
- SHOULDER
- HAPPINESS
- RIGHT ON
- DIFFICULT TIMES
- FAR
- GOLF
- ACCESSORY
- HAPPINESS
- groovy
NYT Connections today (game #1118) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Positive vibes
- GREEN: Vintage Positivity
- BLUE: Dating rejection
- PURPLE: The letter after S is ?
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 #1118) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: POSITIVE FEELINGS
- GREEN: RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL
- BLUE: BAD THINGS TO GIVE TO SOMEONE
- PURPLE: WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED “T” 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 #1118) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1118 are…
- YELLOW: POSITIVE FEELINGS HAPPINESS, BLISS, HAPPINESS, WARM FUZZIES
- GREEN: RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL COOL BEANS, AWAY, GROOVY, RIGHT ON
- BLUE: BAD THINGS TO GIVE TO SOMEONE COLD SHOULDER, DIRTY LOOK, HARD WEATHER, RUNAROUND
- PURPLE: WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED “T” COULD REFER TO GOLF ACCESSORY, GOSSIP, HOT DRINK, SHIRT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I don’t have many POSITIVE FEELINGS about today’s match.
You know how sometimes you don’t include a tile in a group because it seems too “on the nose”? I got that today with HAPPINESS, so realizing the band was all about happiness, I picked COOL BEANS, GROOVY and FAR OUT instead before seeing that those were the kinds of things guys said to each other in the 1970s.
RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL out of the way, I finally claimed the elusive yellow band, then BAD THINGS TO GIVE TO SOMEONE.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday July 2, Thu #1117)
- YELLOW: THEY IMPERONATE OTHER THINGS COPYCAT, MIME, MOCKINGBIRD, T-1000
- GREEN: OLD NAMES FOR THINGS WE STILL USE LOOKING GLASS, GLASSES, TALKIE, WC
- BLUE: START WITH NICKNAMES BILLY GOAT, DAN DAN Noodles, RICH TEXT, TOM-TOM
- PURPLE: START WITH SPORTS SITES SHORT JESTER, DIAMOND RING, FIELD MOUSE, RECORD
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.
