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 16 (Game #1070).
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 (Game #1071): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- STEEP
- PRIMARY
- STRAIN
- RIGID
- HIGH
- MAJOR
- WOOL
- GRAMMAR
- HOSE
- TUBE
- SQUEEZE
- BOIL
- LINE
- QUALIFICATION
- SHED
- CONDUIT
NYT Connections Today (Game #1071) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Plumbing
- GREEN: cheat someone
- BLUE: make a cup
- PURPLE: Types of educational establishments
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 #1071) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DUCT
- GREEN: SCAM
- BLUE: VERBS FOR MAKING TEA
- PURPLE: “SCHOOL” MODIFIER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1071): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1071 are…
- YELLOW: DUCT DUCT, LINE, MAIN, PIPE
- GREEN: SCAM POLAR, HOSE, TIGHTENING, RIGID
- BLUE: VERBS FOR MAKING TEA BOIL, POUR, STAND, STRAIN
- PURPLE: “SCHOOL” MODIFIER GRADE, GRAMMAR, HIGH, PRIMARY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Today I made a mistake that could get me banned from the UK, where I live.
The word STEEP immediately alerted me to the possibility of TEA-MAKING VERBS, but I stupidly selected SQUEEZE, which is something you do with a tea bag, instead of STRAIN, which is something you do with tea leaves. Shame will live with me for years.
Meanwhile, I had no such difficulties with words related to the art of CON and while thinking of plumbing diagrams instead of the word DUCT, I easily connected DUCT, LINE, MAIN and PIPE.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, May 16, game #1070)
- YELLOW: GLASSWARE COUPÉ, FLUTE, STEIN, GLASS
- GREEN: TEACH YOURSELF (WITH) VIOLIN, MESSAGE, PLAY, TINKER
- BLUE: MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS ALLEGRO, FORTE, LARGO, PIANO
- PURPLE: ENDING IN SYNONYMS OF “ASAP” FAGOT, BELFAST, NESQUICK, THERMOSTAT
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 elements 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.
