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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, June 3 (Thu #1088).
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 #1089) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PUBLIC
- WRITER
- SALT
- PEPPER
- OIL
- VINEGAR
- KITCHEN
- TEMPERA
- PLUME
- GOUACHE
- RUN
- CITY
- BEAST
- VERVE
- ACRYLIC
- ENTHUSIASM
NYT Connections today (game #1089) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Useful for creating art
- GREEN: Desire to live
- BLUE: 80s rap groups
- PURPLE: A spirit fond of white sheets
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 #1089) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PAINT SUPPORTS
- GREEN: SPIRIT
- BLUE: DEBUT OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS
- PURPLE: GHOST_____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1089) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1089 are…
- YELLOW: PAINT SUPPORTS ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, TEMPERA
- GREEN: SPIRIT TASTE, PANACHE, VERVE, VINEGAR
- BLUE: DEBUT OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPS BEASTIE, PUBLIC, RUN, SALT
- PURPLE: GHOST_____ CUISINE, PEPPER TREE, CITY, WRITER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
There were some nifty tiles to tiptoe around today, with the SALT linked to the PEPPER and VINEGAR; RUN also belonging to the GHOST___ group; and VINEGAR, OIL, SALT and PEPPER being the ingredients of a classic vinaigrette.
Fortunately, I managed to avoid these pitfalls, largely because BEASTIE couldn’t refer to anything other than BEASTIE BOYS.
I was a little more hesitant about GHOST____, particularly KITCHEN, but I had a vague memory of hearing the term – although in the UK “dark kitchen” is the most common description of a kitchen that exists solely for takeaway customers.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday June 3, Thu #1088)
- YELLOW: KINDS OF RICE BROWN, JASMINE, STICKY, SUSHI
- GREEN: GUMMY BEARS DESCRIPTORS COLORFUL, GUMMY, SWEET, URSINE
- BLUE: SALTY STUFFED PASTRY EMPANADA, FATAYER, PâtÉE, SAMOSA
- PURPLE: DISNEY PRINCESSES LESS LAST LETTER ARIE, BELL, MOAN, RAY
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.
