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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 instead you are looking for the Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, April 17 (Game #1041).
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 (Set #1042) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- WONDER
- DC
- CRUSHABLE
- FORCE
- FANTASTIC
- DARK HORSE
- VOLTAGE
- WONDER
- SLEEPING
- FRESHED
- STARE
- LONG SHOT
- PEPSINOGEN
- LOST
- SURPRISED LOOK
- AC
NYT Connections Today (Game #1042) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: See incredible views
- GREEN: on
- BLUE: surprise winner
- PURPLE: Start with a drink
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 #1042) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LOOK IN AMAZEMENT
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1042): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1042 are…
- YELLOW: LOOK IN AMAZEMENT GLASSES, WONDER, LOOK, WONDER
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS AC, DC, POWER, VOLTAGE
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER DARK HORSE, LONG SHOT, SLEEPING, DESALTHY
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS APPLICABLE, FANTAGRAPHY, FRESHED, PEPSINOGEN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Even as I hit send I knew I was walking into a trap, but I couldn’t help but link to comic book publishers DC, MARVEL, FANTAGRAPHICS, and DARK HORSE.
I fell, I fell, hook, line and sinker, punished for liking comics instead of more intellectual activities like reading the New York Times.
If I had seen the inspired group STARTING WITH SOFT BRANDS it would have made up for this crushing failure, but unfortunately I missed it – congratulations if you saw it.
Moving on, after being fooled, I was a little apprehensive about linking AC and DC, but here at least the obvious assumption was correct too.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, April 17, game #1041)
- YELLOW: VEGETABLE PARTS BULB, LEAF, ROOT, STEM
- GREEN: PREVALENT COMMON, DOMINANT, GENERAL, POPULAR
- BLUE: PARTS OF A PIANO HAMMER, KEY, PEDAL, ROPE
- PURPLE: SECOND HALVES OF DRINK NAMES REFRESH, STORM, TAN, TONER
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.
