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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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Tuesday, April 14 (Game #1038).
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 #1039) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TASSEL
- CROWN
- DRESS
- INCONVENIENCE
- FLIP
- GRIND
- CASTLE
- EASY
- REHEARSAL
- COVER
- TRITE
- HORSE
- SHALLOW
- MITER
- TASK
- DIPLOMA
NYT Connections Today (Game #1039) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As worn at the university celebration.
- GREEN: A task done reluctantly
- BLUE: too easy
- PURPLE: kings and queens game
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 #1039) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GRADUATION TEAM
- GREEN: TEDIOUS ENTERPRISE
- BLUE: EXCESSIVELY SIMPLE
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1039): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1039 are…
- YELLOW: GRADUATION TEAM CAP, DIPLOMA, GOWN, TASSELS
- GREEN: TEDIOUS ENTERPRISE TASKS, GRIND, ANNOYANCES, TEST
- BLUE: EXCESSIVELY SIMPLE EASY, FLIP, SUPERFICIAL, THREESOME
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I didn’t go to college and sometimes I think that’s holding me back (it definitely has held me back in terms of earning power) and today it stopped me from getting GRADUATION GEAR without making two mistakes.
For some reason I can’t explain, I thought MITER was an essential part of graduation day attire; not that I really know what a MITER is, it just sounded like a college thing.
This embarrassment aside, I managed to complete the rest of today’s challenge without much trouble, but by then the damage had already been done. Let’s just agree not to talk about it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, April 14, game #1038)
- YELLOW: THINGS STORED BY A BROWSER BOOKMARK, CACHE, COOKIE, HISTORY
- GREEN: BOXING TERMS BELL, GLOVES, RING, ROUND
- BLUE: INCLINATION LEAN, LIST, TONE, ADVICE
- PURPLE: FREE____ SPEAR, MASON, STYLE, MANNER
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.
