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 #1012): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- baby blues
- EVIL EYE
- MOOD RING
- PET ROCK
- TRAFFIC LIGHT
- SMALL CHICKEN
- SCRAP
- HORSESHOE
- GOLDILOCKS
- RABBIT FOOT
- CHAMELEON
- SODA
- SUNSET
- GINGERBREAD
- MAN
- FOUR LEAVES
- CLOVER
- FROG PRINCE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1012) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Featured in storybooks
- GREEN: bring good fortune
- BLUE: The pigment is altered
- PURPLE: Look for musical variety
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 #1012) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHARACTERS FROM POPULAR TALES
- GREEN: SYMBOLS OF GOOD LUCK
- BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR
- PURPLE: TERMINATION IN MUSICAL GENRES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1012): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1012 are…
- YELLOW: CHARACTERS FROM POPULAR TALES LITTLE CHICKEN, FROG PRINCE, GINGERBREAD MAN, GOLD RICH MAN
- GREEN: SYMBOLS OF GOOD LUCK EVIL EYE, FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, HORSESHOE, RABBIT’S FOOT
- BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR CHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT
- PURPLE: TERMINATION IN MUSICAL GENRES BABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP, SODA POP
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
Both of my errors came from the same tile, PET ROCK, which I first included in the yellow group and then in the green group.
On both occasions I wasn’t exactly sure which groups were, thinking that the FOLK STORY CHARACTERS were just children’s figures and that the GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS were superstitions. Close enough to get both with a “one away”.
As a former music journalist, I should have watched ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES with more than eight tiles left, but my head wasn’t in the game today.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, March 18, Game #1011)
- YELLOW: INTERVAL PATCH, STITCH, SPELL, STRETCH
- GREEN: REACT TO A HIT FINGER DAMN, JUMP, DO A DOLL, SCREAM
- BLUE: GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY
- PURPLE: _____ VERIFY BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY
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 elements 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.
