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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, March 26 (Thu #1019).
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 #1020) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FLASHING
- TRAFFIC CONE
- BRASS TACKS
- FOOD AREAS
- THE LORAX
- TAKE LIPS
- TICKET COUNTER
- RESULT
- TAX FREE
- NITTY-GRITTY
- MONARCH BUTTERFLY
- MONKEY BARS
- WEDDING RECEPTION
- GOLD FISH CRACKER
- BAGGAGE CLAIM
- BASIC FACTS
NYT Connections today (game #1020) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The real deal
- GREEN: As seen at JFK
- BLUE: A sunny color in common
- PURPLE: Purpose of the phone
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 #1020) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL SUMMARY OF
- GREEN: CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
- PURPLE: AN END IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1020) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1020 are…
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL SUMMARY OF BASIC FACTS, RESULTS, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
- GREEN: CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL BAGGAGE COLLECTION, DUTY-FREE, FOOD, TICKET COUNTER
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE GOLD FISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
- PURPLE: AN END IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, FLASHING, WEDDING RECEPTION
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
Games where the tiles are slightly different — like today’s two-word spectacular — always get me started.
I’m not sure how I managed to get through this without making a mistake, but Connections miracles happen. That said, I spent a lot of time trying to get it right, even though I didn’t know the MONARCH BUTTERFLY was orange or what BRASS TACKS meant.
As always, knowing two of the links and guessing the most likely threads got me over the line.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday March 26, Thu #1019)
- YELLOW: FOOD SUPPLY METHODS AGRICULTURE, FISHING, HARVESTING, HUNTING
- GREEN: MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER
- BLUE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLASSIC Voting Booth BALLOT, Voting booth, CURTAIN, LEVER
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE BOLTS FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER, HARDWARE, LIGHTNING, LOCK
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.
