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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, May 7 (Game #1061).
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 #1062) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MEMORY
- LEFT FIELD
- SCHOOL
- CROSSING SIGN
- pitcher’s mound
- FIRST BASE
- NOWHERE
- HOMEMADE DISH
- FILM NERD
- THE PENTAGON
- SEA
- BECOME
- JEANS BACK
- TONSIL HOCKEY
- BURGER KING WOPPER
- THINE AIR
- NECKING
NYT Connections Today (Game #1062) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Getting it going
- GREEN: A common way
- BLUE: strange events
- PURPLE: Sweet endings
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 #1062) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: KISS
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “AWAY FROM”
- PURPLE: ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS LESS “S”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1062): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1062 are…
- YELLOW: KISS FIRST BASE, KISSING, NECK, TONSIL HOCKEY
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS HOME PLATE, BACK JEANS POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE “AWAY FROM” LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE AIR, ENDENSE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS LESS “S” BURGER KING Whopper, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, LAUNCHER’S MOUND
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
After avoiding the obvious baseball trap, I found myself in a hole after getting the blue and yellow groups.
I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for with the remaining eight tiles, but in the end I got there by shuffling and guessing rather than any sudden moment of realization.
US candy brands appear a lot in Connections, so you should really look into it, but I doubt I’m the only player outside of North America who was outwitted by the collection of CANDY BRANDS THAT END MINUS “S”, or the shape of a SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN.
CANOODLING on the other hand, that’s international.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, May 7, Game #1061)
- 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
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.
