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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s game.” If instead you are looking for the Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, March 16 (Game #1009).
Good day! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about 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 #1010): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- KITE
- WIND
- HOT WATER
- KEY
- TEA BAG
- LIGHTNING
- GLOBE
- JAM
- PASSED
- ARROW
- BIND
- SCALE
- YO-YO
- TONE
- ROCKET
- PICKLE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1010) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: In a complicated situation
- GREEN: Vocal terms
- BLUE: With a lanyard attached
- PURPLE: really fast
Do you need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #1010) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: METAPHORS OF THE PROBLEM
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ROPES
- PURPLE: METAPHORS OF SPEED
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1010): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1010 are…
- YELLOW: METAPHORS OF THE PROBLEM BINDING, HOT WATER, JAM, PICKLE
- GREEN: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS KEY, TONE, SCALE, TONE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ROPES BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YOYO
- PURPLE: METAPHORS OF SPEED ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A pretty easy game, but one I could have done better on. I flirted with the idea of ​​connecting ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, and WIND in the mistaken belief that they were all describing members of professional sports teams, but I lacked the confidence to hit “send.”
Instead, I found today’s most obvious group, including METAPHORS FOR PROBLEMS, which included one of my favorite words: PICKLE. I love pickles, playing pickleball and often find myself in a bind, but most of all I love the story of Pickles the dog.
In 1966, when England was hosting the Football World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen before the tournament and then discovered by a curious black and white collie in a hedge a few days later. Pickles became a national icon, but many mysteries surround the event, including how the priceless trophy ended up in a hedge.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, March 16, game #1009)
- YELLOW: NAMES OF ANIMAL GROUPS HERD, PACK, POD, PRIDE
- GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING SLOW GLACIER, MOLASSES, LAZY, TRAFFIC
- BLUE: SILENT “W” CART, TWO, ANGER, FIGHT
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE STATE ABBREVIATIONS ANYONE, EMMY, ENVY, OK
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final question since you’ll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
