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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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, April 17 (Thu #1041).
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 #1042) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- WONDER
- CC
- Crush worthy
- POWER
- FANTAGRAPHIC
- BLACK HORSE
- TENSION
- WONDER
- SLEEPER
- FRESCADE
- GLANCE
- LONG SHOT
- PEPSINOGEN
- OUTDOG
- GLASSES
- THAT
NYT Connections today (game #1042) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Admire incredible sights
- GREEN: Lit
- BLUE: Surprise winner
- PURPLE: Start with a drink
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 #1042) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LOOK WITH IMPRESSION
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER
- PURPLE: START WITH SODA BRANDS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1042) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1042 are…
- YELLOW: LOOK WITH IMPRESSION GLASSES, WONDER, LOOK, WONDER
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS AC, DC, POWER, VOLTAGE
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER DARK HORSE, LONG SHOT, SLEEPERS, UNDERDOG
- PURPLE: START WITH SODA BRANDS CRUSHWORTHY, FANTAGRAPHICS, FRESCADE, PEPSINOGENE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Even as I pressed submit, I knew I was walking into a trap, but I couldn’t help but link comic book publishers DC, MARVEL, FANTAGRAPHICS, and DARK HORSE.
I fell, I fell, hook, line and sinker, punished for liking comics instead of more intellectual pursuits such as reading the book. New York Times.
If I had seen the inspired group STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS, it would have made up for this dismal failure, but alas, it escaped my notice – well done if you saw it.
Moving on, after being fooled, I had a slight apprehension about connecting AC and DC, but here, at least, the obvious assumption was also the correct one.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Fri. April 17, Thu #1041)
- 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
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.
