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 #1040) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- COOL
- WHIP
- MASK
- TO GO UP
- NEEDLE
- CAMP
- FAN
- WHEELS
- AUTO
- BODY
- HEAT
- ROAST
- DAY
- CLAWS
- BRA
- SIDE
NYT Connections today (game #1040) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Make fun of
- GREEN: Control the temperature
- BLUE: Batman’s feline friend
- PURPLE: Start with a word that rhymes with “it’s raining”
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 #1040) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TEASING
- GREEN: THERMOSTAT SETTINGS
- BLUE: FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME
- PURPLE: _____ TRAINING
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1040) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1040 are…
- YELLOW: TEASING NEEDLE, RIB, WRINKLE, ROAST
- GREEN: THERMOSTAT SETTINGS AUTO, COOLING, VENTILATION, HEAT
- BLUE: FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME BODYSUIT, CLAWS, MASK, WHIP
- PURPLE: _____ TRAINING BRA, CAMP, DAY, WHEELS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I felt the rare thrill of a purple first today, but that didn’t happen until I made a mistake thinking that WHIP, RIDE, WHEELS, and AUTO were a group because they’re all alternate ways of describing a car.
Luckily, after rushing, I took more time and took a chance on two groups that I was unsure about when I hit submit – specifically WHEELS, because I thought we might look up RIDE here too.
Then I thought BODYSUIT and MASK looked like a cartoon character and took a chance with WHIP and CLAWS, which were all FEATURES OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wed April 15, Thu #1039)
- YELLOW: DIPLOMA EQUIPMENT CAP, DIPLOMA, DRESS, TASSEL
- GREEN: A tedious ENTERPRISE CHORE, GRIND, HASSLE, TRIAL
- BLUE: TOO SIMPLISTIC EASY, FLIP, SHALLOW, TRITE
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
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.
