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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, June 30 (Game #1115).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #1116) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CHICAGO
- LONG ISLAND
- NIGERIA
- COLOGNE
- INDIANAPOLIS
- MUNICH
- LIMEMARK
- SINGAPORE
- CASABLANCA
- CUBA
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- CHAMPAGNE
- GUINEA-BISSAU
- PORCELAIN
- FARGO
- MOSCOW
NYT Connections Today (Game #1116) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Product placement
- GREEN: cinematic classics
- BLUE: drink everything
- PURPLE: Hidden in plain sight
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 #1116) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES
- GREEN: WINNERS/NOMINEES FOR THE BEST IMAGE
- BLUE: PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH THE COUNTRIES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #1116): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1116 are…
- YELLOW: THINGS NAMED AFTER PLACES CHAMPAGNE, CHINA, COLOGNE, LIMERICK
- GREEN: WINNERS/NOMINEES FOR THE BEST IMAGE CASABLANCA, CHICAGO, FARGO, MUNICH
- BLUE: PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES CUBA, LONG ISLAND, MOSCOW, SINGAPORE
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH THE COUNTRIES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GUINEA-BISSAU, INDIANAPOLIS, NIGERIA
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake came from including MOSCOW instead of LIMERICK in the list of THINGS WITH PLACE NAMES.
At the time, I thought the Russian capital should be on the list because of the MOSCOW Mule, but after getting one I realized there were three other PLACES IN COCKTAIL NAMES.
This was all after getting the titles for all four films. I knew all four were classics, but I didn’t think they were all WINNER/NOMINATED FOR BEST FILM. From the list I thought FARGO was a winner but it lost to The English patient in 1997.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, June 30, Game #1115)
- YELLOW: DIVIDER STRUCTURES FENCE, GATE, HEDGE, WALL
- GREEN: PARTICIPATE IN SOME WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES CURL, LUGE, SKATING, SKI
- BLUE: COMMON RECYCLABLES BOTTLE, BOX, CAN, NEWSPAPER
- PURPLE: WHAT “DRAFT” MIGHT REFER TO BREEZE, ON TAP, RECRUIT, SKETCH
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.
