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, May 22 (Game #1076).
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 #1077) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FIRST
- EMPIRE
- LAST
- HIVE
- HAWK EYE
- BEFORE
- FORCE
- GLUTTON
- GHOST
- POMPADOUR
- RECKLESS
- QUITE
- BUN
- NIGHT
- PREFERABLY
- BUFANTE
NYT Connections Today (Game #1077) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hairspray required
- GREEN: Hurry up
- BLUE: Comic icons
- PURPLE: George’s science fiction franchise.
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 #1077) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HAIRSTYLES
- GREEN: EASIER
- BLUE: MARVEL CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “THE” IN “STAR WARS” MOVIE TITLES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1077): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1077 are…
- YELLOW: HAIRSTYLES HIVE, BOUFANT, BOW, COPEO
- GREEN: EASIER FIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, BEFORE
- BLUE: MARVEL CHARACTERS DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE
PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “THE” IN “STAR WARS” MOVIE TITLES EMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, GHOST
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
On the 49th anniversary of the first star wars movie and with another spin-off in theaters, EMPIRE, FORCE and PHANTOM could only mean one thing.
However, in my haste to submit them, I chose FIRST instead of LAST. Fools hurry, I guess. Still, I was happy with another purple color for the first time.
I had no problems with the MARVEL CHARACTERS or the extravagant HAIRSTYLES.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, May 22, Game #1076)
- YELLOW: REACH OUT REGISTER, FOLLOW, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
- GREEN: HOW THINGS ARE DONE CONVENTION, CUSTOM, SOCIAL NORMS, UNWRITTEN RULE
- BLUE: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS ASSEMBLY LINE, LUGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT RAIL, ROTATING SUSHI BAR
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH HOMOPHONE NAMES HAND EQUIPMENT, THE CHILD, LOOSE, CUSTOMIZED
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.
