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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, May 12 (Thu #1066).
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.
NYT Connections today (set #1067) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BEAN
- CROPPING
- GRINDER
- DONUT
- LANDS
- ADJUST
- TO ROLL
- FILTERS
- BELOW
- CAUSE
- BELLY
- BASE
- HERO
- ARGUMENT
- MARKING
- HOAGIE
NYT Connections today (game #1067) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A meal in two halves
- GREEN: Reason to do something
- BLUE: Change your images
- PURPLE: Start with a rhyming word like “smelly”
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 #1067) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LONG SANDWICH
- GREEN: PRETEXT
- BLUE: PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS ON SMARTPHONE
- PURPLE: JELLY_____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1067) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1067 are…
- YELLOW: LONG SANDWICH GRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, SUB
- GREEN: PRETEXT ARGUMENTATION, BASIS, CAUSE, REASONS
- BLUE: PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS ON SMARTPHONE ADJUST, HARVEST, FILTERS, MARKING
- PURPLE: JELLY_____ BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, ROLL
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I made two mistakes today that are typical of me: the first was falling into a very obvious trap, the second was cultural ignorance.
I really should have stopped because of the mixing of the plural and singular, but I found myself unable to resist the urge to connect the coffee-related tiles of BEAN, GRINDER, GROUNDS, and FILTERS.
Then I completely neglected GRINDER, since it’s not a sandwich term I’m familiar with, and entered ROLL instead.
My saving grace was that I knew enough about American culture to have today’s purple band, including JELLY DONUT, something that in the UK we would call a jam donut.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tue May 12, Thu #1066)
- YELLOW: SUBSTANTIAL BOOK OPUS, VOLUME, VOLUME, WORK
- GREEN: “HOLY” CITIES MONICA, PAULO, PETERSBURG, EL SALVADOR
- BLUE: “LONG” THINGS DISTANCE, DIVISION, JOHNS, WEEKEND
- PURPLE: CURRENCIES PLUS ONE LETTER FRANCI, HIKE, KINGDOM, WONK
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.
