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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, April 10 (game #1034).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
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 #1035) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- ANGEL
- SNOWFLAKE
- JACK
- SCREWDRIVER
- BOMBAY
- STRUT
- PATRON
- BEAM
- CHAMPION
- CHELSEA
- COLUMN
- ICE SCRAPER
- SPARE TIRE
- BRACE
- SPONSOR
- JUMPER CABLES
NYT Connections today (game #1035) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: They hold buildings up
- YELLOW: Always carried in a vehicle
- GREEN: One who funds a project
- PURPLE: Look for the H2O
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1035) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- BLUE: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
- YELLOW: FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR
- GREEN: BENEFACTOR
- PURPLE: ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER
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NYT Connections today (game #1035) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1035, are…
- BLUE: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS BEAM, BRACE, COLUMN, STRUT
- YELLOW: FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR ICE SCRAPER, JACK, JUMPER CABLES, SPARE TIRE
- GREEN: BENEFACTOR ANGEL, CHAMPION, PATRON, SPONSOR
- PURPLE: ENDING IN BODIES OF WATER BOMBAY, CHELSEA, SCREWDRIVER, SNOWFLAKE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
I came close to connecting JACK, BEAM, and BOMBAY as they are all part of alcohol brand names, while PATRON also has an alcohol connection as it’s a tequila brand. Fortunately, I resisted the temptation and noted that BEAM could instead go with the other STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS.
Instead, my mistake came because I put SCREWDRIVER instead of JACK in the group of four things FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR. I'd say you should have a screwdriver too, but I also should have taken more time to see the more obvious piece of car equipment.
After getting the green group, BENEFACTOR, I still failed to see what connected the final four tiles — my obsession with alcohol was such that even to the end I thought the SCREWDRIVER in question must be a cocktail.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, April 10, game #1034)
- YELLOW: PEPPERS BELL PEPPER, CAROLINA REAPER, CHIPOTLE, PEPPERONCINO
- GREEN: THINGS THAT POP UP EJECTOR SEAT, JACK-IN-THE-BOX, POP-UP BOOK, TOASTER
- BLUE: DESCRIPTORS FOR SWISS CHEESE FIRM, HOLEY, NUTTY, SWISS
- PURPLE: BLUE CHARACTERS BLUE, GENIE, GONZO, SONIC
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made 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 a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.