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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Saturday, March 14 (Thu #1007).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the clever word game from the New York Times that challenges you to group answers into different categories. This can be difficult, so read on if you need tips on connections.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on 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 (set #1008) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GOSSIP
- DOG
- NEW
- TOY
- SPORTY
- FUNCTIONING
- BOOK
- FAIR
- SHADOW
- DISAPPEARED
- BIKE
- TRACK
- SQUARE
- VIDEO GAME
- TAIL
- HONEST
NYT Connections today (game #1008) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Following
- GREEN: Honorable behavior
- BLUE: What to buy a 10 year old child
- PURPLE: Cinematographic films featuring “a young woman”
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections today (game #1008) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONTINUE
- GREEN: SPORTY
- BLUE: CLASSIC GIFTS FOR CHILDREN
- PURPLE: TITLES “____ GIRL”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1008) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1008 are…
- YELLOW: CONTINUE DOG, SHADOW, TAIL, TRACK
- GREEN: SPORTY FAIR, HONEST, SPORTING, SQUARE
- BLUE: CLASSIC GIFTS FOR CHILDREN BIKE, BOOK, TOY, VIDEO GAME
- PURPLE: TITLES “____ GIRL” GONE, GOSSIP, NEW, WORK
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Seeing TOY and BOOK alongside FAIR temporarily put me off the fair group attempt (do VIDEO GAME shows exist?) and GOSSIP and HOUND seemed to hint at another collection, but luckily I quickly abandoned those ideas.
In most groups there is always one tile you are less sure of than the others and in PURSUE it was HOUND, which felt more like close quarters harassment than the covert activities suggested by SHADOW, TAIL and TRACK.
For SPORTSMANLIKE, the fourth tricky tile was SQUARE (isn’t that what you’d call uncool sportsman?), while for CLASSIC KID GIFTS, it was most definitely BOOK.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday March 14, match #1007)
- YELLOW: HYPNOTIC STATE DREAM, MIST, SPELL, TRANCE
- GREEN: STARTING WITH THE PREFIXES MEANING “TWO” BINARY, DIOXIDE, DUOLINGO, TWILIGHT
- BLUE: FICTIONAL INSPECTORS CLOUSEAU, GADGET, JAVERT, MORSE
- PURPLE: END IN FEMALE ANIMALS HOOTENANNY, LICHEN, MOSCOW, NIGHTMARE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little more difficult, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the final question, as you will be able to answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than something like Wordle, and the game provides plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games website on computer or mobile.