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 #1040) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- COOL
- WHIP
- FACE MASK
- DRIVE
- NEEDLE
- CAMP
- FAN
- WHEELS
- CAR
- BODY
- HEAT
- ROAST
- DAY
- CLAWS
- SUPPORT
- RIB
NYT Connections Today (Game #1040) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Mock
- GREEN: control the temperature
- BLUE: Batman’s feline friend
- PURPLE: Start with a word that rhymes with “rain”
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 #1040) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PROVOK
- GREEN: THERMOSTAT SETTINGS
- BLUE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME
- PURPLE: TRAINING _____
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1040): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1040 are…
- YELLOW: PROVOK NEEDLE, RIB, WALK, ROAST
- GREEN: THERMOSTAT SETTINGS AUTO, COOLING, FAN, HEAT
- BLUE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME BODY, CLAWS, MASK, WHIP
- PURPLE: TRAINING _____ BRA, CAMP, DAY, WHEELS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I experienced the rare thrill of a first purple color today, but it didn’t come before I made a mistake in thinking that WHIP, RIDE, WHEELS and AUTO were a group, since they are alternative ways of describing a car.
Fortunately, after rushing, I took more time and took a chance on two groups that I wasn’t sure about when I hit submit, particularly WHEELS, as I thought we might be looking for RIDE here as well.
Then, I thought BODYSUIT and MASK sounded like a cartoon character and took a chance on WHIP and CLAWS, all of which formed CHARACTERISTICS OF A CATWOMAN COSTUME.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, April 15, Game #1039)
- YELLOW: GRADUATION TEAM CAP, DIPLOMA, GOWN, TASSELS
- GREEN: TEDIOUS ENTERPRISE TASKS, GRIND, ANNOYANCES, TEST
- BLUE: EXCESSIVELY SIMPLE EASY, FLIP, SUPERFICIAL, THREESOME
- PURPLE: SHAPES OF CHESS PIECES CASTLE, CROWN, HORSE, MITER
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.
