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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, April 14 (Thu #1038).
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 #1039) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GLANS
- CROWN
- DRESS
- HASSLE
- RETURN
- GRIND
- CASTLE
- EASY
- TRIAL
- CAP
- mundane
- HORSE
- SHALLOW
- MITER
- CHORE
- DIPLOMA
NYT Connections today (game #1039) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As worn to a college party
- GREEN: A task accomplished reluctantly
- BLUE: Much too easy
- PURPLE: Game of Kings and Queens
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 #1039) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DIPLOMA EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: A tedious ENTERPRISE
- BLUE: TOO SIMPLISTIC
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1039) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1039 are…
- YELLOW: DIPLOMA EQUIPMENT CAP, DIPLOMA, DRESS, TASSEL
- GREEN: A tedious ENTERPRISE CHORE, GRIND, HASSLE, TRIAL
- BLUE: TOO SIMPLISTIC EASY, FLIP, SHALLOW, TRITE
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I didn’t go to college or university and I sometimes think that’s holding me back – it certainly has held me back in terms of my earning power – and today it stopped me from getting GRADUATION GEAR without making two mistakes.
For some reason I can’t really explain, I thought MITER was an essential part of graduation day attire – not that I actually knew what MITER was, it just looked like a university.
That embarrassment aside, I managed to complete the rest of today’s challenge without much trouble, but by then the damage was done. Let’s agree not to talk about it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue April 14, Thu #1038)
- YELLOW: THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER BOOKMARK, CACHE, COOKIE, HISTORY
- GREEN: BOXING TERMS BELL, GLOVES, RING, ROUND
- BLUE: INCLINATION LEAN, LIST, PITCH, ADVICE
- PURPLE: FREE____ SPEAR, MASON, STYLE, WAY
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.
