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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 21 (Thu #1045).
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 #1046) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- TRUCK
- POLISH
- GOOD
- SLUG
- BRIDGE
- GAME
- WHEEL
- GRASS
- CLAY
- SOCK
- WHILE READING
- ARTIST
- STICKS
- CHANDELIER
- PUNCH
- OVEN
NYT Connections today (game #1046) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Used to make a vase
- GREEN: Disparaged about
- BLUE: Say it differently
- PURPLE: Start with two words that mean “lift vertically”
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 #1046) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: POTTERY EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: WALLOP
- BLUE: WORDS PRONOUNCED IN DIFFERENT WAYS AS A PROPER NOUN
- PURPLE: PICKUP ____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1046) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1046 are…
- YELLOW: POTTERY EQUIPMENT CLAY, GLAZE, OVEN, WHEEL
- GREEN: WALLOP DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK
- BLUE: WORDS PRONOUNCED IN DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNS GRASS, NICE, POLISH, READING
- PURPLE: PICKUP ____ ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I didn’t make any mistakes in this match, but I almost made a lot of them.
Years of watching a British TV show called The great pottery debate This is the only reason I received today’s yellow band. The rest was due to chance.
WALLOP I thought it was boxing terminology and the blue group, I thought it was something to do with double meanings, because READING and NICE are cities as well as words. I ended up being wrong but also right, which is sometimes the beauty of Connections.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue April 21, Thu #1045)
- YELLOW: AMBLE (IN) BREEZE, MOSEY, WALK, WALTZ
- GREEN: BALDERDASH Baloney, wedge, bull, berth
- BLUE: TYPES OF BAGS SHOULDER STRAP, HOBO, MESSENGER, SADDLE
- PURPLE: START OF JAMES BOND MOVIE TITLES IN A WORD GOLD, MOON, OCTOPUS, THUNDER
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.
