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 5 (Thu #1090).
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 #1091) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DINNER
- EXPRESS
- JOB
- ROUND
- DRAGON
- REGISTER
- TIMES
- TREE
- DISPLAY
- MONITOR
- BET
- SKIN
- BETRAY
- BASIL
- WRITING
- POLE
NYT Connections today (game #1091) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Vertical objects
- GREEN: Show your feelings
- BLUE: Reptiles
- PURPLE: Add furniture you sit on
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 #1091) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PILLAR
- GREEN: INDICATE, LIKE EMOTIONS
- BLUE: KINDS OF LIZARDS
- PURPLE: _____TABLE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1091) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1091 are…
- YELLOW: PILLAR POLE, POST, TREE, STAKE
- GREEN: INDICATE, LIKE EMOTIONS PROCESS, DISPLAY, EXPRESS, RECORD
- BLUE: KINDS OF LIZARDS BASIL, DRAGON, MONITOR, SKINK
- PURPLE: _____TABLE DINNER, EDITORIAL, ROUND, TIMES
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Fail
My first mistake was thinking that POST, TIMES, REGISTER and EXPRESS all referred to newspaper headlines, but that’s not where my game fell apart.
After seeing the LIZARD TYPES and the PILLAR, I had eight tiles left. Normally in this scenario I manage to cobble together a group through a process of elimination, but today I didn’t manage to see two tiles in common, let alone three or four.
Among the two groups, I really should have spotted ___TABLE; instead, I became addicted to the idea that there was a sports group or that I would sign up for something.
After some pointless guesswork, I collapsed – the first time I’ve crashed since March. I hope it wasn’t as frustrating for you.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday June 5, Thu #1090)
- YELLOW: ASSOCIATED WITH HANSEL AND GRETEL Breadcrumbs, FOREST, OVEN, WITCH
- GREEN: A LITTLE CEREAL CLUSTER, FLAKE, LOOP, PUFF
- BLUE: DEMI MOORE FILMS DISCLOSURE, GHOST, STRIPTEASE, SUBSTANCE
- PURPLE: END IN MEANS OF TRANSPORT INCUBUS, OSCAR, QUATRAIN, SITUATIONSHIP
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.
