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 Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Saturday, May 9 (Game #1063).
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.
NYT Connections Today (Set #1064) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- HOP
- SEASON
- LEAP
- REMOVE
- TIED
- PLAY
- CONFUSION
- COIL
- REPEAT
- SURE
- SHED
- FOUNTAIN
- TRUE
- SHUFFLE
- GARNISH
- PREDESTINED
NYT Connections Today (Game #1064) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Tuning options
- GREEN: It was meant to be
- BLUE: cocktail vocabulary
- PURPLE: A word that rhymes with “thing” in common
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 #1064) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS
- GREEN: DESTINED
- BLUE: VERBS TO MAKE A MOJITO
- PURPLE: WHAT “SPRING” COULD REFER TO
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1064): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1064 are…
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, SKIP
- GREEN: DESTINED BOUND, CERTAIN, DESTINED, SURE
- BLUE: VERBS TO MAKE A MOJITO DECORATE, MIX, POUR, STIR
- PURPLE: WHAT “SPRING” COULD REFER TO COIL, SOURCE, JUMP, STATION
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
As befits one of today’s chips, I got into a bit of a pickle playing this game.
I was sure we were looking for words related to food preparation, particularly a salad dressing, so I used SAVE, SEASON, POUR, and STIR. Then I thought BOUND and LEAP indicated a jump group and wasted a turn adding SKIP and PLAY.
I finally got going, after realizing the link between the MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS and then DESTINATION. My only saving grace is that I saw the purple group, but with only eight tiles left it’s not much cause for celebration – or a mojito!
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, May 9, Game #1063)
- YELLOW: TV PROGRAM UNITS EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
- GREEN: THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK BOA, CHAIN, CORD, TIE
- BLUE: ROPES TIED IN KNOTS FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, LACES
- PURPLE: ____PIECE CONVERSATION, POINT, BREATHE, THINK
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.
