Are you looking for a different day?
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 and Answers for Tuesday, May 19 (Game #1073).
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.
NYT Connections Today (Set #1074) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- HIGH
- KEY
- INTENSITY
- INDEPENDENCE
- COULD
- MODE
- HALF
- INTERVAL
- TRAINING
- OFF
- FORCE
- BOIL ON SLOW FIRE
- CONCENTRATION
- MARMOT
- THE LONGEST
- SCALE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1074) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Pan control
- GREEN: full strength
- BLUE: study notes
- PURPLE: Movies with a word in common
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 #1074) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: STOVE CONTROL SETTINGS
- GREEN: POWER
- BLUE: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS
- PURPLE: “DAY_____” FILMS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1074): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1074 are…
- YELLOW: STOVE CONTROL SETTINGS HIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, SLOW COOK
- GREEN: POWER CONCENTRATION, STRENGTH, INTENSITY, POWER
- BLUE: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS INTERVAL, KEY, MODE, SCALE
- PURPLE: “DAY_____” FILMS GROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, FORMATION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m almost always surprised when I get a “purple first”, but today I’m doubly surprised as the “_____ DAY” FILMS category seemed like a no-brainer with GROUNDHOG and INDEPENDENCE in the mix.
My only hesitation was that TRAINING looked like it could move into other categories.
SETTING THE STOVE KNOBS was a little difficult for me, as I’ve never had a stove with anything more than a series of small dots, but once I got down to just eight tiles, HIGH, MEDIUM and OFF seemed to fit and I had to choose between SIMMER and MODE for the fourth tile. Fortunately I guessed correctly.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, May 19, Game #1073)
- YELLOW: THINGS BABIES DO BALTER, CRY, NURSE, DIE
- GREEN: DECEPTIVELY MODIFY ALTER, COOK, DOCTOR, FUDGE
- BLUE: JUDY BLUME BOOKS BLUBBER, DEENIE, FOREVER, SUPERFUDGE
- PURPLE: FISH LESS ONE LETTER FOUNDER, SALON, SURGEON, TROTE
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.
