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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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #1042).
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 #1043) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MINT
- ARCH
- DUD
- HOLE
- FRESH
- BUST
- KID
- FLOP
- WAIST
- WISE
- RIVER
- SASSY
- TURN
- LENGTH
- CAP
- HIPS
NYT Connections today (game #1043) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A brazen personality
- GREEN: Garment construction
- BLUE: Poker terms
- PURPLE: Confectionery ends
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 #1043) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHEEKY
- GREEN: DRESS MEASUREMENTS
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1043) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #1043, are…
- YELLOW: CHEEKY ARCH, FRESH, SASSY, WISE
- GREEN: DRESS MEASUREMENTS BUST, HIPS, LENGTH, WAIST
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, TURN
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR CAP, DUD, KID, MINT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 mistake
Being based in the UK and unfamiliar with some US products, LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR went over my head.
I did, though, manage to avoid the trap of linking DUD, BUST and FLOP — but only because I couldn’t find another synonym for failure.
Instead, I made a mistake assembling what became CHEEKY, picking KID for my first attempt instead of WISE. Beyond this a rather routine end to the week.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, April 18, game #1042)
- YELLOW: LOOK AT WITH AWE GOGGLE, MARVEL, STARE, WONDER
- GREEN: BASIC ELECTRICITY TERMS AC, DC, POWER, VOLTAGE
- BLUE: UNEXPECTED WINNER DARK HORSE, LONG SHOT, SLEEPER, UNDERDOG
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SODA BRANDS CRUSHWORTHY, FANTAGRAPHICS, FRESCADE, PEPSINOGEN
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.
