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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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, April 9 (Thu #1033).
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.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (set #1034) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GONZO
- NUT
- CAROLINE FAUCHEUR
- JACK-IN-THE-BOX
- SONIC
- FARM
- TOASTER
- CHIPOTLE
- BELL PEPPER
- EJECTOR SEAT
- SWISS
- BLUE
- POP-UP BOOK
- GENIUS
- HOLES
- PEPPERONCINO
NYT Connections today (game #1034) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Capiscum
- GREEN: Elastic things
- BLUE: Words for cheese
- PURPLE: A color in common
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 #1034) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PEPPERS
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARISE
- BLUE: DESCRIPTORS OF SWISS CHEESE
- PURPLE: BLUE CHARACTERS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1034) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1034 are…
- YELLOW: PEPPERS PEPPER, CAROLINA REAPER, CHIPOTLE, PEPPERONCINO
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARISE EJECTOR SEAT, JACK-IN-THE-BOX, POP-UP BOOK, TOASTER
- BLUE: DESCRIPTORS OF SWISS CHEESE FARM, HOLES, NUTS, SWITZERLAND
- PURPLE: BLUE CHARACTERS BLUE, GENIE, GONZO, SONIC
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I managed to get the band Yellow PEPPERS quickly, but I submitted my quartet with some trepidation because, in the tradition of CAROLINA REAPER, JACK-IN-THE-BOX and EJECTOR SEAT sound like they could be particularly powerful capiscums.
Detecting a group of cheeses with SWISS and BLUE among the remaining tiles, I was tempted to include JACK-IN-THE-BOX here too, but in the end the connection with TOASTER and the other THINGS THAT POP was too strong.
Meanwhile, I’m sure I’m not the only European cheese snob who preferred that the group containing FIRM, HOLEY, NUTTY and SWISS be called Emmental descriptors rather than SWISS CHEESE DESCRIPTORS, given that there are dozens of Swiss cheeses and most of them don’t contain holes. But to be honest, maybe the cheeseheads at Connections HQ were thinking about Appenzeller.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday April 9, Thu #1033)
- YELLOW: DARK BLUE, DARK, LOW, LOW
- GREEN: OINTMENT BALM, CREAM, PASTE, RUB
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS ARCHER, FISH, GOAT, RAM
- PURPLE: MUSCLE, LESS “ED” JACK, RIP, SHRED, YOKE
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.
