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, July 3 (Game #1118).
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 #1119) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PERSIST
- PLACE
- EPIC
- DREAMS
- ZOMBIE
- ODE
- PEA
- SCORPION
- LAST
- HURRICANE
- NOTHING
- STAY
- BALLAD
- CONTINUE
- ANALGESIC
- VILLAELLE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1119) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Don’t go out…
- GREEN: lyrical formats
- BLUE: Tiki Bar Classics
- PURPLE: Start with a sugar word
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 #1119) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PERSIST
- GREEN: TYPES OF POEMS
- BLUE: TROPICAL DRINKS
- PURPLE: SWEET __
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1119): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1119 are…
- YELLOW: PERSIST CONTINUE, LAST, STAY, STAY
- GREEN: TYPES OF POEMS BALLAD, EPIC, ODE, VILLANELLE
- BLUE: TROPICAL DRINKS HURRICANE, ANALESTIC, SCORPION, ZOMBIE
- PURPLE: SWEET __ DREAMS, NOTHING, PEAS, STAIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I went into this game expecting 4th of July themes (fireworks, Tom Cruise, stars and stripes) and didn’t see any at all.
However, I immediately saw VILLANELLE, who I know as the character from Kill Evebut also as a very strictly structured poetic format. Seeing no other fictional assassins, I confidently added EPIC, ODE and BALLAD and felt very intellectual about myself until I was rewarded with a humble green.
With eight tiles left I saw the link with the word SWEET __ – good job, since the quartet of tropical drinks is something I didn’t know about.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, July 3, Game #1118)
- YELLOW: POSITIVE FEELINGS HAPPINESS, HAPPINESS, WARM FLUFFS
- GREEN: DELAYED EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL FRESH BEANS, FAR, WONDERFUL, AHEAD
- BLUE: BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONE COLD SHOULDER, DIRTY LOOK, HARD TIMES, OUT
- PURPLE: WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED “T” CAN REFER TO GOLF ACCESSORY, GOSSIP, HOT DRINK, SHIRT
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.
