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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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Wednesday, April 8 (Thu #1032).
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 #1033) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- RAM
- JACK
- RIP
- GOAT
- BLUE
- YOKE
- CREAM
- WEAK
- FISH
- DOWN
- DARK
- STICK
- SHRED
- RUB
- ARCHER
- BALM
NYT Connections today (game #1033) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Moods
- GREEN: Lotions
- BLUE: Horoscope icons
- PURPLE: Pump it up
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 #1033) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DARK
- GREEN: OINTMENT
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS
- PURPLE: MUSCLE, LESS “ED”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1033) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1033 are…
- YELLOW: DARK BLUE, DARK, LOW, LOW
- GREEN: OINTMENT BALM, CREAM, PASTE, RUB
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS ARCHER, FISH, GOAT, RAM
- PURPLE: MUSCLE, LESS “ED” JACK, RIP, SHRED, YOKE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
My mistake came when trying to get the four correct tiles for OINTMENT, including YOKE, because at that point I thought they were things halfway between solid and liquid.
I also managed to spend a lot of time thinking about whether or not to commit to a cheese group with JACK, BLUE, GOAT, and CREAM.
I managed to resist the temptation of a cheesy group after deciding that ARCHER and GOAT should belong together in a ZODIAC SYMBOL group with my star sign RAM for Aries and PISCES for Pisces.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wed April 8, Thu #1032)
- YELLOW: MEMBER OF THE COHORT ASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE, FELLOW, PEER
- GREEN: AESTHETIC DESIGN, LOOK, DIAGRAM, STYLE
- BLUE: TYPES OF BAR APPLIANCES MONKEY, PARALLEL, PULL-UP, UNEVEN
- PURPLE: SINGULAR GLASSES CONTACT, GLASSES, SHADOW, GLASSES
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.
