Want a different day?
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, June 12 (Thu #1097).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (set #1098) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PUPPET
- TEACUP
- CLASSIC
- TOY
- MINIATURE
- CHRISTMAS
- STANDARD
- SPOON
- HIT
- ENDLESS
- PROSTHETIC
- SAUCER
- WEST SIDE
- OLD
- PLIERS
- MAKE UP
NYT Connections today (game #1098) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As used in the afternoon ceremony
- GREEN: A timeless melody
- BLUE: As seen in science fiction movies
- PURPLE: Movies that share a rhyming word with “bloody”
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 #1098) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE
- GREEN: SUSTAINABLE SONG
- BLUE: USED IN PRACTICAL FILM EFFECTS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1098) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1098 are…
- YELLOW: SEEN AT A TEA SERVICE SAUCER, SPOON, TEA CUP, TONGS
- GREEN: SUSTAINABLE SONG CLASSIC, HIT, OLDIE, STANDARD
- BLUE: USED IN PRACTICAL FILM EFFECTS MAKEUP, MINIATURE, PROSTHETIC, PUPPET
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES CHRISTMAS, ENDLESS, TOY, WEST SIDE
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
It’s always a pleasure to get a purple first, but sometimes that pleasure is dampened by the ease of connection.
That was the case for me today, with the four WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES – but then I wonder if it’s like that often enough for people more accustomed to getting the hardest category before one of the easier ones.
It’s far more likely that today was a leisurely day designed to lull us into a false sense of security for the weekend before facing a quartet of impenetrable groups tomorrow.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday June 12, Thu #1097)
- YELLOW: START WITH INCANTATIONS CHARM BRACELET, CURSE, HEX KEY, SPELLING CHECKER
- GREEN: START WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMES MURDER MYSTERY, PACK RAT, PRIDE ROCK, SCHOOL DAYS
- BLUE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “REPEAT” COPY EDITOR, ECHO PARK, MIRROR SELFIE, QUOTE WITHOUT QUOTE
- PURPLE: START WITH PARTS OF A RIVER BANK TASHIER, HEADBOARD, DELTA AIRLINES, MOUTHGUARD
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.
