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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 are looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Wednesday, June 17 (Thu #1102).
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 #1103) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- WREN
- TRANSPORTATION
- KING
- FLY
- ROD
- LANDING
- TUTU
- ATTITUDE
- MANDELA
- PRESENCE
- HAMM
- TRAINING CAMP
- PILATES
- TEMPLATES
- GANDHI
- AEROBIC
NYT Connections today (game #1103) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Organized exercise
- GREEN: External behavior
- BLUE: Famous pacifists
- PURPLE: Craft material missing its ends
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 #1103) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF FITNESS CLASSES
- GREEN: BEHAVIOR
- BLUE: PEACE ACTIVISTS
- PURPLE: TOOLS MINUS THE LAST TWO LETTERS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1103) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1103 are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF FITNESS CLASSES AEROBICS, BARRE, BOOTCAMP, PILATES
- GREEN: BEHAVIOR ATTITUDE, POSITION, DOOR, PRESENCE
- BLUE: PEACE ACTIVISTS GANDHI, KING, MANDELA, TUTU
- PURPLE: TOOLS MINUS THE LAST TWO LETTERS HAMM, JIGS, FLOU, WREN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I convinced myself that there was a group about ballet here and linked BARRE, PLIE, TUTU and JIGS without thinking properly.
Then, thinking carefully, I connected MANDELA with the other PEACE ACTIVISTS, including, of course, Desmond Tutu.
Congratulations if you managed to spot TOOLS MINUS THE LAST TWO LETTERS — HAMM really should have been the gift, but this quartet went over my head.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wed June 17, Thu #1102)
- YELLOW: ALCOVE CAVITY, NICHE, CORNER, RECESS
- GREEN: BODY WORDS FOR ATTITUDE CHEEK, LIP, MOUTH, NERVE
- BLUE: THE NUMBERS OF THE GREEK MYTH CALLIOPE, ECHO, IRIS, NEMESIS
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “ILK” CLASSIC, KINDLE, RELEASE, TYPEFACE
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.
