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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 Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Wednesday, May 6 (Game #1060).
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 #1061) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MASS
- TRAVEL
- CHANNEL
- LINE
- VOLUME
- LED
- CAR WINDOW
- FLY
- PACK
- CARRY
- NET
- GOAL
- ELEVATOR
- HOST
- DOUBLE Dribble
- HOOK
NYT Connections Today (Game #1061) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: go fishing
- GREEN: many things together
- BLUE: NBA dirty play
- PURPLE: Remote control
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 #1061) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FISHING GEAR
- GREEN: CROWD
- BLUE: COMMIT A BASKETBALL OFFENSE
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1061): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1061 are…
- YELLOW: FISHING GEAR FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
- GREEN: CROWD DRIVE, HOST, DOUGH, PACKAGE
- BLUE: COMMIT A BASKETBALL OFFENSE CARRY, DOUBLE DRINK, GOALKEEPER, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
After yesterday’s strange pictogram game, I loved seeing the return of words on today’s tiles, but I didn’t find the gameplay any easier.
It took me three guesses before I got the green CROWD group because I was convinced it should contain VOLUME. Adding DRIVE on my correct attempt was a shot in the dark.
The same could be said for the blue group, as basketball infractions is not an area I feel confident in, but the unusualness of the DOUBLE Dribbling indicated that there had to be a sports category.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, May 6, Game #1060)
- YELLOW: FOUND IN A CASINO CARDS, CHIPS, DICE, SLOT MACHINE
- GREEN: WAYS TO HOLD THINGS BUCKLE, BUTTON, LACES, ZIPPER
- BLUE: SEEN IN A BOLIVIA BOWLING BALL, BOWLING, LANE, SCORECARD
- PURPLE: FLAG DESIGNS CIRCLE, HORIZONTAL BISECTION, HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, VERTICAL TRISECTION
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.
