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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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Saturday, April 4 (Thu #1028).
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 #1029) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PIPE
- PANCAKE
- CHAIR
- LIGHT SWITCH
- SHELL
- VIOLIN
- MUSHROOM
- ORBIT
- COIN
- PASTEURIZE
- CORE
- MAGNIFYING GLASS
- ELECTRON
- GOOGOL
- DEER TRACKER
- THE BIRD
NYT Connections today (game #1029) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Particle science
- GREEN: A detective thing
- BLUE: Use your fingers
- PURPLE: Look for types of porridge
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 #1029) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS
- GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME
- BLUE: THINGS TO RETURN
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “SLUSH”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1029) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1029 are…
- YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS ELECTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, SHELL
- GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME DEERSTALKER, MAGNIFIER, PIPE, VIOLIN
- BLUE: THINGS TO RETURN COIN PIECE, LIGHT SWITCH, PANCAKE, THE BIRD
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “SLUSH” GOOGOL, MUSHROOM, PASTEURIZE, PULPITE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
The first thing that stood out from today’s tiles was DEERSTALKER, a headpiece that will forever be associated with one person: Sherlock Holmes. I was less sure about the other elements, but MAGNIFIER and PIPE seemed to fit and I have vague memories of the version of Benedict Cumberbatch playing the VIOLIN, so I went with that option.
Fortunately, I was right, but I would like to take issue with the fact that a violin is considered PART OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME.
Anyway, moving on and slightly disappointed that my photo in the dark wasn’t a purple cluster, a distant memory of science revision helped me connect the four ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS.
Stopping and initially seeing no connection between the remaining eight tiles, I decided that PANCAKE, CORNER, LIGHT SWITCH, and THE BIRD were all THINGS TO TURN OVER.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday April 4, Thu #1028)
- YELLOW: “LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE” DOGS, LET, LIE, SLEEP
- GREEN: DARK COVER, MASK, SCREEN, SHIELD
- BLUE: COASTAL LANDS BLUFF, CAP, POINTE, SPIT
- PURPLE: ____ CAMP STRIP, BASE, BOOT, SUMMER
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.
