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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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1061).
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.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today 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 (game #1062) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- MEMENTO
- LEFT FIELD
- SCHOOL
- CROSSING SIGN
- PITCHER'S MOUND
- FIRST BASE
- NOWHERE
- HOME PLATE
- FILM NERD
- THE PENTAGON
- THE BLUE
- MAKING OUT
- JEANS BACK
- TONSIL HOCKEY
- BURGER KING WHOPPER
- THIN AIR
- NECKING
NYT Connections today (game #1062) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Getting it on
- GREEN: A shape in common
- BLUE: Strange happenings
- PURPLE: Sweet endings
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 #1062) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CANOODLING
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"
- PURPLE: ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1062) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1062, are…
- YELLOW: CANOODLING FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY
- GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS HOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF" LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR
- PURPLE: ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S" BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
After avoiding the obvious baseball trap I found myself in a hole after getting the blue and yellow groups.
I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for with my eight remaining tiles, but got there in the end with shuffling and guesswork rather than any sudden moment of realization.
US Candy brands come up a lot in Connections so I really should do my research, but I doubt I am the only player based outside of North America who was outwitted by the collection of ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S", or the shape of a SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN.
CANOODLING on the other hand, that’s international.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, May 7, game #1061)
- YELLOW: FISHING GEAR FLY, HOOK, LINE, NET
- GREEN: MULTITUDE DROVE, HOST, MASS, PACK
- BLUE: COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME
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.