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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 the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, March 30 (Thu #1023).
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 #1024) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- WIRELESS
- PLANK
- KIT KAT
- CHEW
- PUMPS
- SPORTY
- CHICK SHOT
- CANON
- RAISING CALVES
- CROW’S NEST
- PINCH
- DIVE
- JOLLY ROGER
- ABSENCE
- FRY COOK
- DEFICIT
NYT Connections today (game #1024) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: There are almost none left
- GREEN: Make me shiver from the woods, etc.
- BLUE: Types of Support Garments
- PURPLE: Start with a small creature
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 #1024) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SHORTAGE
- GREEN: PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP
- BLUE: BRA TYPES
- PURPLE: START WITH BABY ANIMALS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1024) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1024 are…
- YELLOW: SHORTAGE ABSENCE, CRUNCH, DEFICIT, PINCH
- GREEN: PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP CANON, CORIE’S NEST, JOLLY ROGER, BOARD
- BLUE: BRA TYPES DIVING, PUSH-UP, SPORT, WIRELESS
- PURPLE: START WITH BABY ANIMALS RAISING VEAL, CHICK FLICK, COOKING FRIES, KIT KAT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I’m sure I wasn’t the only player to start today’s game with CRUNCH, PLANK, PUSH-UP, and CALF RAISE, but this collection of basic drills wasn’t the only misdirection lurking in today’s game.
I also got briefly distracted by candy brands and birds, before launching into KINDS OF BRAS and PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP.
With eight tiles remaining, I took a gamble that the single words would be one group and the two-word tiles would be another, rather than taking the time to actually see the fairly obvious threads.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday March 30, Thu #1023)
- YELLOW: IMITATION FACTICE, ERSATZ, FALSE, MOCK
- GREEN: PLAY (WITH) FUTZ, MESS, DIY, TOY
- BLUE: CAR RENTAL COMPANIES OPINION, BUDGET, DOLLAR, HERTZ
- PURPLE: SNACK BRANDS PLUS STARTING LETTER FRITZ, CHEEK, TRUFFLES, YUTZ
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.
