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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, May 3 (Thu #1057).
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 #1058) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MARSHMALLOW
- LABUBU
- RADIO
- COWL
- BABY HAT
- STOVE
- PITTER-PATTER
- ENGRAVE A SKETCH
- TEDDY BEAR
- DESICCANT BAG
- Doodle
- DARLING
- HACKED BAG
- CONTROL PANEL
- GENTLE
- EYE PILLOW
NYT Connections today (game #1058) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Kind people
- GREEN: Filled with pearls, etc.
- BLUE: Turn the dials
- PURPLE: Start with dog types
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 #1058) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PERSON WITH A TENDER HEART
- GREEN: THINGS FILLED WITH PELLETS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUTTONS
- PURPLE: START WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR TYPES OF DOG
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1058) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1058 are…
- YELLOW: PERSON WITH A TENDER HEART MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEET, TEDDY BEAR
- GREEN: THINGS FILLED WITH PELLETS BABY HAT, DESICCANT BAG, EYE PILLOW, HACKY BAG
- BLUE: THINGS WITH BUTTONS CONTROL PANEL, ENGRAVED SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
- PURPLE: START WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR TYPES OF DOG CHOWL, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
My first mistake was thinking that LABUBU, BEANIE BABY, ETCH A SKETCH and HACKY SACK all had something to do with childhood trends – I obviously had less faith in HACKY SACK.
Then I connected the soft and squishy things and after removing one I realized we were looking for soft and squishy types of people or even a TENDER-HEARTED PERSON, so I replaced the EYE PILLOW with SWEETHEART.
The CONTROL PANEL seemed like a strange tile, but after a shuffle I managed to figure out that we were looking for THINGS WITH BUTTONS.
With eight tiles remaining, I got four dog-related tiles and bet on PITTER-PATTER. Overall, not my best deduction day.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday May 3, match #1057)
- YELLOW: HOUSE STRUCTURES GARAGE, HOUSE, PORCH, SHED
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTER-CULTURE OF THE 1960S ACID, COMMON, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE
- BLUE: FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL
- PURPLE: GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MAJOR AIR QUOTES, RABBIT EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE
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.
