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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, June 12 (Game #1097).
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 #1098) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PUPPET
- TEACUP
- CLASSIC
- TOY
- MINIATURE
- CHRISTMAS
- STANDARD
- SPOON
- HIT
- ENDLESS
- PROSTHETIC
- SAUCER
- WEST SIDE
- OLD
- TONGS
- MAKE UP
NYT Connections Today (Game #1098) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As used in the afternoon ceremony.
- GREEN: A timeless melody
- BLUE: As seen in science fiction movies.
- PURPLE: Movies that share a word that rhymes with “gory”
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 #1098) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SEEN IN A TEA SERVICE
- GREEN: LASTING SONG
- BLUE: USED IN PRACTICAL FILM EFFECTS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1098): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1098 are…
- YELLOW: SEEN IN A TEA SERVICE PLATE, SPOON, TEA CUP, TONGS
- GREEN: LASTING SONG CLASSIC, SUCCESSFUL, OLD, STANDARD
- BLUE: USED IN PRACTICAL FILM EFFECTS MAKEUP, MINIATURE, PROSTHESIS, PUPPET
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES CHRISTMAS, ENDLESS, TOY, WEST SIDE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It’s always exciting when you get a purple first, but sometimes that excitement is diminished by how easy the connection was.
That was the case for me today, with the four WORDS BEFORE “STORY” IN MOVIE TITLES, but then I wonder if that’s the case quite often for people more accustomed to choosing the harder category over the easier ones.
It’s much more likely that today was a relaxing day designed to lull us into a false sense of weekend security before facing a quartet of impenetrable groups tomorrow.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, June 12, game #1097)
- YELLOW: STARTING WITH CHARMS BRACELET WITH CHARMS, CURSE, HEXAGONAL KEY, SPELL CORRECTOR
- GREEN: STARTING WITH ANIMAL GROUP NAMES MURDER MYSTERY, PACK RAT, PRIDE ROCK, SCHOOL DAYS
- BLUE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “REPEAT” COPY EDITOR, ECHO PARK, MIRROR SELFIE, QUOTE WITHOUT QUOTE
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH PARTS OF A RIVER BANK ATM, BED HEAD, DELTA AIRLINES, MOUTH PROTECTOR
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.
