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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 you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Thursday, April 2 (Game #1026).
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 (Set #1027) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- INSIGNIFICANT
- CRUISE
- LONG
- ZOMBIE
- HURRICANE
- JONES
- FLOOR
- COLLINS
- MISSION
- LITTLE
- LUST
- SARCASTIC
- MEAN
- THIRST
- DAMAGE
- ROCKS
NYT Connections Today (Game #1027) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: salty humiliations
- GREEN: Long coveted affection
- BLUE: Elegant drink containers
- PURPLE: Add a word for manager
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 #1027) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CAT
- GREEN: HANKER (FOR)
- BLUE: COCKTAIL GLASS
- PURPLE: ____ CONTROL
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1027): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1027 are…
- YELLOW: CAT BAD, BETTER, LITTLE, SNIDE
- GREEN: HANKER (FOR) JONES, LONG, LUST, THIRST
- BLUE: COCKTAIL GLASS COLLINS, HURRICANE, ROCKS, ZOMBIE
- PURPLE: ____ CONTROL CRUISE, DAMAGE, LAND, MISSION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
CATTY is the most brilliant way to describe the type of person who puts others down with EVIL, SMALL or sarcastic comments; This is not to degenerate cats, but it brilliantly reduces them to their size.
I also enjoyed the inclusion of the word JONES in the group HANKER (FOR), although I admit that I was reflecting on the existence of a rock supergroup whose members had the last names JONES, COLLINS, SMALL and LONG.
Meanwhile, my lack of interest and knowledge about alcohol is hindering my Connections game, at least this week, since COCKTAIL GLASSES slipped by the wayside.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, April 2, Game #1026)
- YELLOW: SUPPORT RETURN, CHAMPION, BACKUP, SECOND
- GREEN: OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY, MOMENT, OPENING, WINDOW
- BLUE: MALE ANIMALS BUCK, DRAKE, DRONE, STALLION
- PURPLE: ENDS OF LIQUOR BRANDS CARDI, DINING ROOM, MESON, FRIENDS
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.
