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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 Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Saturday, April 4 (Game #1028).
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 #1029) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TUBE
- CREPE
- PULPIT
- LIGHT SWITCH
- SHELL
- VIOLIN
- MUSHROOM
- ORBIT
- COIN
- PASTEURIZE
- CORE
- MAGNIFYING GLASS
- ELECTRON
- GOOGOL
- DEERSTALKER
- THE BIRD
NYT Connections Today (Game #1029) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: particle science
- GREEN: detective stuff
- BLUE: use your fingers
- PURPLE: Search for types of porridge
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 #1029) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS
- GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME
- BLUE: THINGS TO TURNS AROUND
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “SLUSH”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1029): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1029 are…
- YELLOW: ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMS ELECTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, SHELL
- GREEN: PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME DEERSTALKER, MAGNIFIER, TUBE, VIOLIN
- BLUE: THINGS TO TURNS AROUND COIN, LIGHT SWITCH, CREPE, THE BIRD
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “SLUSH” GOOGOL, MUSHROOMS, PASTEURIZE, PULPIT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The first thing that stood out from today’s mosaics was DEERSTALKER, a headwear that will always be associated with one person: Sherlock Holmes. I wasn’t so sure about the other elements, but the MAGNIFYING GLASS and PIPE seemed to fit and I have vague memories of Benedict Cumberbatch’s version playing the VIOLIN, so I gave it a try.
Fortunately I was right, but I would like to take issue with the fact that a violin is considered PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUME.
Anyway, as I moved on and a little disappointed that my shot in the dark wasn’t a purple cluster, a distant memory from a scientific review helped me connect the four TERMS OF ATOMIC STRUCTURE.
I stopped and at first saw no link between the remaining eight tiles, deciding that PANCAKE, COIN, LIGHT SWITCH and THE BIRD were THINGS TO TURN.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, April 4, game #1028)
- YELLOW: “LET THE SLEEPING DOGS FIND” DOGS, LEAVE, LIE, SLEEP
- GREEN: DARK COVER, MASK, SCREEN, SHIELD
- BLUE: COASTAL FORMS BLUFF, CAPE, POINT, SPIT
- PURPLE: ____ CAMP BAND, BASE, BOOT, SUMMER
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.
