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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 17 (Thu #1010).
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 (game #1011) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SPELL
- SHOUT
- RAIN
- COAT
- WHAMMY
- STRETCHABLE
- CURSE
- WAH
- GRIMACE
- EMPTY
- PATCH
- HOP
- DELAY
- REALITY
- REVERBERATION
- PERIOD
NYT Connections today (game #1011) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Space in the middle
- GREEN: Yelp in pain
- BLUE: Pedals
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “neck”
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 #1011) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: INTERVAL
- GREEN: REACTING TO A CRUNCHED TOE
- BLUE: GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS
- PURPLE: _____ CHECK
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1011) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1011 are…
- YELLOW: INTERVAL PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH
- GREEN: REACTING TO A CRUNCHED TOE CURSE, HOP, WINCE, SHOUT
- BLUE: GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY
- PURPLE: _____ CHECK WHITE, COAT, RAIN, REALITY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 errors
It took me four guesses before I got ___ CHECK correct, because I was convinced that SPELL should be one of the four tiles.
But it was worth it, because it finally gave me my second “purple prime” of the week. Although I definitely think GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS should have been ranked among the hardest, especially since DELAY moved to the INTERVAL group.
I stub my toe every couple of weeks, so the green group should have been much more obvious to me; Last year I stubbed my left big toe so badly that the nail had to be removed, and it certainly hurt me.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue March 17, Thu #1010)
- YELLOW: METAPHORS OF THE PROBLEM LINK, HOT WATER, JAM, PICKLE
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS KEY, HEIGHT, SCALE, TONE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH WIRES BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YO-YO
- PURPLE: METAPHORS OF SPEED ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND
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.
