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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 the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Thursday, March 26 (Game #1019).
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 (Game #1020): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TURN SIGNAL
- TRAFFIC CONE
- brass tacks
- FOOD COURT
- THE LORAX
- LIP SERVICE
- TICKET COUNTER
- FINAL LINE
- TAX FREE
- ESSENTIAL
- MONARCH BUTTERFLY
- MONKEY BARS
- WEDDING RECEPTION
- GOLD FISH COOKIE
- LUGGAGE CLAIM
- BASIC FACTS
NYT Connections Today (Game #1020) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The real deal
- GREEN: As seen at JFK
- BLUE: A sunny color in common
- PURPLE: Purpose of the phone
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 #1020) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
- GREEN: CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1020): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1020 are…
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO BASIC FACTS, IN PURPOSE, Tacks, the heart of the matter
- GREEN: CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL LUGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE GOLD FISH COOKIE, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Games where the tiles are slightly different, like today’s two-word spectacular, always roll me.
I’m not quite sure how I managed to get through without making a mistake, but Connections miracles happen. That said, it took me quite a while to try to get it right, even though I didn’t know the MONARCH BUTTERFLY was orange or what BRASS TACKS meant.
As always, knowing two of the links and guessing the most likely threads helped me get over the line.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, March 26, game #1019)
- YELLOW: FOOD ACQUISITION METHODS AGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING
- GREEN: MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER
- BLUE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH BALLET, CABIN, CURTAIN, LEVER
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE SCREWS FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER, HARDWARE, LIGHTNING, LOCK
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.
