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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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Sunday, May 3 (Game #1057).
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 #1058) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MARSHMALLOW
- LABUBU
- RADIO
- CHOWDER
- BABY HAT
- KITCHEN
- PITTER-PATTER
- RECORD A SKETCH
- TEDDY BEAR
- DESICANT PACKAGE
- DOODLEBUG
- DEAR
- HACKY BAG
- CONTROL PANEL
- GENTLE
- EYE PILLOW
NYT Connections Today (Game #1058) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: friendly people
- GREEN: Full of beads, etc.
- BLUE: Turn the dials
- PURPLE: Start with the types of canines.
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 #1058) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PERSON WITH A Tender HEART
- GREEN: THINGS FULL OF PELLETS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH KNOBS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH FAMILY NAMES FOR TYPES OF DOGS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1058): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1058 are…
- YELLOW: PERSON WITH A Tender HEART MARSHMALLOW, SOFT, HONEY, TEDDY BEAR
- GREEN: THINGS FULL OF PELLETS BEANIE BABY, DESICANT PACKAGE, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK
- BLUE: THINGS WITH KNOBS CONTROL PANEL, RECORD A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH FAMILY NAMES FOR TYPES OF DOGS SOUP, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
My first mistake was thinking that LABUBU, BEANIE BABY, ETCH A SKETCH and HACKY SACK had something to do with children’s trends; obviously, I had less confidence in HACKY SACK.
Then I connected the soft and squishy things and after removing one I realized we were looking for soft and squishy people or even a SWEET HEART PERSON, so I changed EYE PILLOW to HEART.
The CONTROL PANEL looked like a strange tile, but after shuffling I managed to figure out that we were looking for THINGS WITH KNOBS.
With eight chips left, I got four dog-related chips and bet on PITTER-PATTER. All in all, it wasn’t my best day of deduction.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, May 3, Game #1057)
- YELLOW: HOME STRUCTURES GARAGE, HOUSE, PORCH, SHED
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTERCULTURE OF THE 60S ACID, COMMUNE, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE
- BLUE: FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL
- PURPLE: GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS AIR QUOTES, BUNNY EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE
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.
