Want a different day?
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 the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, June 29 (Thu #1114).
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 #1115) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- LOOP
- BREEZE
- BOX
- FENCE
- SKETCH
- SKATE
- BOTTLE
- IN BARREL
- CAN
- WALL
- RECRUIT
- HEDGE
- SLED
- NEWSPAPER
- GRID
- SKI
NYT Connections today (game #1115) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Things that divide places
- GREEN: Skills for snow and ice sports
- BLUE: Things that can be reused
- PURPLE: United by a word that resembles “craft”
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 #1115) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DIVISION STRUCTURES
- GREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
- BLUE: COMMON RECYCLABLES
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “PROJECT” COULD REFER TO
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1115) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1115 are…
- YELLOW: DIVISION STRUCTURES FENCE, GATE, HEDGE, WALL
- GREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES CURL, SLED, SKATE, SKI
- BLUE: COMMON RECYCLABLES BOTTLE, BOX, CAN, NEWSPAPER
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “PROJECT” COULD REFER TO BREEZE, ON TAP, RECRUIT, SKETCH
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
CAN, BOX, BOTTLE and ON TAP all seemed like methods of wine delivery to me, while HEDGE, BOX, BOTTLE and FENCE surely described someone who wouldn’t commit to offering an opinion.
Alas, in both cases I was very wrong, but fortunately, before the situation got too serious, I was able to spot four ways to PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES and the quartet of DIVISION STRUCTURES.
With only eight tiles remaining, I finally managed to see the COMMON RECYCLABLES while WHAT “PROJECT” COULD REFER TO passed me like a BREEZE. Good job if you saw the purple one first.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday June 29, Thu #1114)
- YELLOW: THE TROUBLE MAKERS OF ANCIENT TIMES Villain, thug, thug, scoundrel
- GREEN: CONSUME WITH GOUSTO CRUSH, ADJUST, BREATH, SNARF
- BLUE: SPEAKER PARTS CABINET, CONE, MAGNET, WOOFER
- PURPLE: ENDING IN PARTS OF A TREE EMBARK, GROOT, NUDIBRANCHE, STRUNK
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.
