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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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, March 31 (Thu #1024).
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 #1025) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
(See the image — it’s an unusual image!)
- [The word ‘DAY’ in green font]
- [The word ‘STRIPE’ in red font]
- [The word ‘APP’ above the word ‘LE’]
- [The words ‘EHT’, ‘OT’ and ‘ERUTUF’]
- [The word ‘THE’ above the word ‘[SINGIN]’ above the word ‘RAIN’]
- [The word ‘MILE’ above and to the left of the word ‘CITY’]
- [The word ‘DOORS’ spelled vertically, repeated three times horizontally]
- [The word ‘EQUIS’ repeated vertically]
- [The letters ‘EA’ above the letters ‘SY’]
- [The word ‘1. CITY’ above the word ‘2. CITY‘]
- [The letter ‘U’ repeated horizontantally]
- [The word ‘LIFE’ above and to the right of the word ‘MILLER’]
- [The word ‘GUN’ at the top of the box]
NYT Connections today (game #1025) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Alcohol Names
- GREEN: Music groups
- BLUE: Movies
- PURPLE: Alternative place names
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 #1025) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BEER BRANDS
- GREEN: ROCK BANDS
- BLUE: FILMS
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1025) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1025 are…
- YELLOW: BEER BRANDS BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED BAND
- GREEN: ROCK BANDS GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2
- BLUE: FILMS BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGING IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
A fun, even confusing game at first, with very unusual tiles.
The yellow group was the only one I wasn’t familiar with, but I put that down to cultural differences, as we’re less familiar with some of these brands in the UK, where I’m based.
Some of the tiles I saw right away – BLUE MOON, U2, THE BIG APPLE and PINK FLOYD – but others I only saw after taking a gamble (I’ve never heard of THREE DOORS DOWN, but I submitted it to my list of band names thinking it might be The Doors).
My favorite tile was the one from BACK TO THE FUTURE, which gave me a little thrill of unraveling happiness when I saw it. Well done to everyone who beat Connections April Fools without a mistake.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue March 31, Thu #1024)
- 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
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.
