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 Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Saturday, May 30 (Game #1084).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #1085) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BUTTER
- SALT
- STEAK
- BREAK
- JACOBO
- SOAK
- BACKBONE
- RUBBER DUCK
- TAR
- SHELF
- SCHOOL BUS
- PIKACHU
- SEA DOG
- WAD OF BILLS
- SIGN
NYT Connections Today (Game #1085) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Linked by a primary color
- GREEN: Sport played on cloth-covered table
- BLUE: seafaring people
- PURPLE: tree plus one
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 #1085) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW
- GREEN: BILLIARDS TERMS
- BLUE: ARJAMA FOR A SAILOR
- PURPLE: TYPES OF WOOD MORE “S”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1085): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1085 are…
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW BUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS
- GREEN: BILLIARDS TERMS REST, CUE, POCKET, SHELF
- BLUE: ARJAMA FOR A SAILOR JACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR
- PURPLE: TYPES OF WOOD MORE “S” BELT, SOAK, LOIN, STEAK
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
First of all, congratulations to all those who watched KINDS OF WOOD PLUS “S”; Unfortunately, I wasn’t among you, but I let out a groan after the connection was revealed.
My mistakes today came from being almost on the right path. Initially I thought there was a group about pirates, so I included SASH along with JACK, TAR and SEA DOG; then, one away, I thought the connection was drunk sailors.
Wisely, I abandoned this group to focus on the much more accessible YELLOW THINGS and BILLIARD TERMS.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, May 30, game #1084)
- YELLOW: “IN YOUR DREAMS” IMPOSSIBLE, EVER, IN NO WAY, SORRY
- GREEN: SENSITIVE CLEAR, lucid, correct, sound
- BLUE: TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS BRACELET, CARET, TUBE, TILDE
- PURPLE: SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINATED AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS
- FEVER, GIGI, FLY, WITCHCRAFT
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.
