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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, April 23 (game #1047).
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 #1048) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- TOMATO SAUCE
- HELICOPTER
- TAXI
- INTELLIGENCE
- ICE SKATES
- RED WINE
- GRASS
- LAWN MOWER
- INK
- CABIN
- DOUGH
- SUCTION CUPS
- CHEESE
- CALLOWAY
- ARMS
- PEPPERONI
NYT Connections today (game #1048) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Grab a slice
- GREEN: Cephalopod related
- BLUE: Machinery or sharp thin object
- PURPLE: A three-letter word in common
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 #1048) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIZZA INGREDIENTS
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES
- BLUE: THEY HAVE BLADES
- PURPLE: WHAT “CAB” MIGHT REFER TO
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1048) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1048, are…
- YELLOW: PIZZA INGREDIENTS CHEESE, DOUGH, PEPPERONI, TOMATO SAUCE
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES ARMS, INK, INTELLIGENCE, SUCTION CUPS
- BLUE: THEY HAVE BLADES GRASS, HELICOPTER, ICE SKATES, LAWN MOWER
- PURPLE: WHAT “CAB” MIGHT REFER TO CABIN, CALLOWAY, RED WINE, TAXI
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
Even though I only had eight tiles left it took me four attempts before I finally got the four things ASSOCIATED WITH OCTOPUSES. Had one of the tiles said “chewiness” I may have got there sooner, but I still really should have made the leap between SUCTION CUPS and INK quicker.
Elsewhere, this was a game of regrets and a lesson in stopping and taking time. If I had done that I may have added another “purple first” to my collection.
The temptation when a group jumps out at you is to submit it immediately, which is what I did today with PIZZA INGREDIENTS, but the next second I realized that CALLOWAY had to refer to the famous jazzman Cab Calloway and instantly saw the thread with TAXI, CABIN and RED WINE. Damn.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, April 23, game #1047)
- YELLOW: BORDER FLANK, NEIGHBOR, SKIRT, TOUCH
- GREEN: KINDS OF FICTION HISTORICAL, LITERARY, PULP, SCIENCE
- BLUE: WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC EDUCATED, MOTHER, MY, VERY
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER ’80S BANDS ASIAGO, DEVOTE, TOTORO, WHAMMY
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.
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