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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 16 (Thu #1040).
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 #1041) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DOMINANT
- KEY
- ROOT
- TANNED
- TONIC
- STEM
- HAMMER
- GENERAL
- BULB
- SODA
- COMMON
- CHAIN
- STORMY
- LEAF
- PEDAL
- POPULAR
NYT Connections today (game #1041) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Plant life
- GREEN: follow the leader
- BLUE: Tickle the ivories
- PURPLE: Partial drinks
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 #1041) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VEGETABLE PARTS
- GREEN: PREdominant
- BLUE: PARTS OF A PIANO
- PURPLE: SECOND HALF OF DRINK NAMES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1041) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1041 are…
- YELLOW: VEGETABLE PARTS BULB, LEAF, ROOT, STEM
- GREEN: PREdominant COMMON, DOMINANT, GENERAL, POPULAR
- BLUE: PARTS OF A PIANO HAMMER, KEY, PEDAL, ROPE
- PURPLE: SECOND HALF OF DRINK NAMES SODA, STORMY, TAN, TONIC
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
Connections have the ability to make you feel very smart when you’re not at all, but they can also make you feel clueless.
It was more of the latter for me today because I made two mistakes that don’t make sense in hindsight but seemed like good ideas at the time. First, I plugged in LEAF, SODA, TONIC, and ROOT thinking they were all part drink names – while root beer made sense, tea leaf was a bit of a stretch.
Then, thinking that KEY indicated a group on importance, I added DOMINANT, ROOT and POPULAR, convinced that I was on to something. I wasn’t.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday April 16, Thu #1040)
- YELLOW: TEASING NEEDLE, RIB, WRINKLE, ROAST
- GREEN: THERMOSTAT SETTINGS AUTO, COOLING, VENTILATION, HEAT
- BLUE: FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME BODYSUIT, CLAWS, MASK, WHIP
- PURPLE: _____ TRAINING BRA, CAMP, DAY, WHEELS
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.
