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 26 (Game #1111).
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 #1112) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PASSAGE
- FOX
- CREDIT CARD
- COLLECTION
- PROMENADE
- DESIGNER
- ABOUT
- PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
- FIRE WALK
- INCOME TAX
- BILLIARD BALL
- MODEL
- SHORT LINE
- DECANTER
- WATER WORKS
- BARBER POLE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1112) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Featured in a property game.
- GREEN: Elements of a style show.
- PURPLE: equine movement
- BLUE: All characteristic bands through them
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 #1112) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MONOPOLY SQUARES
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW
- PURPLE: ENDING IN HORSE STEPS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH COMMON STRIPES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1112): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1112 are…
- YELLOW: MONOPOLY SQUARES BOARDWALK, INCOME TAX, SHORT LINE, WATER WORKS
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW CATWALK, COLLECTION, DESIGNER, MODEL
- PURPLE: ENDING IN HORSE STEPS DECANTER, ENVELOPE, FIRE WALK, FOXTROT
- BLUE: THINGS WITH COMMON STRIPES BARBER’S POLE, BILLIARD BALL, CREDIT CARD, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Another appearance by FOXTROT after a few days ago he appeared in a group of DANCE STYLES. This time it was really tricky, as I saw the link to DECANTER, but the four words ending in “walk” made it hard to commit to my hunch that we were looking for a group about different types of horse movement.
Scared of making multiple mistakes, I took a different route and connected the four STRIPED THINGS and then the COMPONENTS OF A FASHION SHOW.
With only eight tiles left, I still had two tiles ending in “walk” to guess and I managed to pick the wrong one.
A really clever game, this one that was especially difficult for those of us outside the US, like me in the UK, who have different MONOPOLY SQUARES.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, June 26, game #1111)
- YELLOW: CRISPY APPETIZER CHIP, COOKIE, NUTS, PRETZEL
- GREEN: VARIOUS QUANTITIES OF WOOD BOARD, TRUNK, SPLIN, TREE
- BLUE: LOW TERRAIN AREAS DALE, DELL, THROAT, HOLLOW
- PURPLE: COLORS PLUS ONE LETTER TANNER, LINK, REMAKE, TANG
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.
