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 #1005) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CUCKOO CLOCK
- SWING
- PASSED
- SANDBOX
- HOURGLASS
- MEXICAN FLAG
- METRONOME
- VANE
- WIPER
- BUNKER
- SPIN
- PENDULUM
- DESERT
- REFORMER
- FOOT LOOPS
- BAR
NYT Connections Today (Game #1005) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Granular containment
- GREEN: Side to side movement
- BLUE: Assisted gym activity
- PURPLE: Feathered Friends
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 #1005) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PLACES TO FIND SAND
- GREEN: THINGS THAT MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD
- BLUE: DEVICE-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES
- PURPLE: WITH BIRDS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1005): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1005 are…
- YELLOW: PLACES TO FIND SAND BUNKER, DESERT, HOURGLASS, SANDBOX
- GREEN: THINGS THAT MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD METRONOME, PENDULUM, SWIVEL, WINDSCREEN WIPER
- BLUE: DEVICE-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES SWEEP, REFORMER, TWIST, STEP
- PURPLE: WITH BIRDS CUCKOO CLOCK, FROOT LOOPS, MEXICAN FLAG, WEATHER WEATHER
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Congratulations to anyone who earned today’s hardest/purple category: a group that required knowledge of breakfast cereals, flags, and instruments for measuring wind direction.
VELETA made the list of FEATURED BIRDS because they invariably feature a rooster, but not always: they can also feature dolphins and dragons. The largest weather vane in the world has a ship on top.
Meanwhile, I was hesitant about DEVICE-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES. He was familiar with SPIN, which requires a stationary bike, and STEP, which requires a stationary step, while REFORMER refers to various Pilates equipment that resembles medieval torture devices. BARRE However, I had not heard of him; I have since discovered that it requires a bar.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, March 11, Game #1004)
- YELLOW: STEAL LIFT, PALM, PINCH, POCKET
- GREEN: MAKE IT MORE PLEASANT WITH “UP” DRESS, JAZZ, SPIFF, FIR
- BLUE: TYPES OF CONES ICE CREAM, PINE, SNOW, TRAFFIC
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONE PRONOUNS HEE, MY, OUI, TEJO
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.
