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 you are instead looking for Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Wednesday, April 8 (Game #1032).
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 (Game #1033): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- RAM
- JACOBO
- RIP
- GOAT
- BLUE
- YOKE
- CREAM
- LOW
- FISH
- BELOW
- DARK
- PASTE
- PINCH
- RUB
- GOALKEEPER
- BALM
NYT Connections Today (Game #1033) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: moods
- GREEN: Lotions
- BLUE: Horoscope icons
- PURPLE: pump it
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 #1033) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Somber
- GREEN: OINTMENT
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS
- PURPLE: MUSCULAR, LESS “ED” SOUND
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1033): The Answers

The answers to today’s Connections game #1033 are…
- YELLOW: Somber BLUE, DARK, DOWN, LOW
- GREEN: OINTMENT BALM, CREAM, PASTE, RUB
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS ARCHER, FISH, GOAT, RAM
- PURPLE: MUSCULAR, LESS “ED” SOUND CAT, RIP, CRUSH, YOKE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake was trying to get the right four tiles for OINTMENT, including YOKE, because at the time I thought it was stuff in that weird middle stage between solid and liquid.
I also managed to spend quite a bit of time deliberating over whether or not to commit to a cheese group with JACK, BLUE, GOAT and CREAM.
I managed to resist the temptation of a cheesy group after deciding that ARCHER and GOAT had to belong together in a ZODIAC SYMBOL group along with my zodiac sign RAM for Aries and FISH for Pisces.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, April 8, Game #1032)
- YELLOW: COHORT MEMBER ASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE, COMPANION, COMPANION
- GREEN: AESTHETIC DESIGN, LOOK, SCHEME, STYLE
- BLUE: TYPES OF BAR APPLIANCES MONO, PARALLEL, PULL-UP, UNEQUAL
- PURPLE: SINGULAR GLASSES CONTACT, GLASSES, SHADOW, SHOW
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.




