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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 are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, March 22 (Thu #1015).
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 #1016) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- JUNGLE GYM
- GET UP
- BULB
- BROCCOLI
- RABE
- OLIVE OIL
- WHEEL
- OPEN MIC
- MARRIED
- Brain stew
- MOCKTAIL
- PRINTING PRESS
- HONEST
- MORAL
- SLICED BREAD
- DECENT
- VIRGIN
NYT Connections today (game #1016) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Someone convinced
- GREEN: Creations that moved the dial
- BLUE: A shared innocence
- PURPLE: Find hidden nicknames
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 #1016) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PRINCIPAL
- GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
- BLUE: “VIRGIN” THINGS
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES ON NICKNAMES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1016) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1016 are…
- YELLOW: PRINCIPAL DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STANDING
- GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL
- BLUE: “VIRGIN” THINGS MARIE, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGIN
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH HOMOPHONES ON NICKNAMES BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I would have gotten the purple group first, but I had trouble finding another tile ENDING WITH NICKNAME HOMOPHONES after seeing Jim (JUNGLE GYM), Stu (BRAIN STEW), and Mike (OPEN MIC). Well done if you made it.
Instead, I left it until I had eight tiles left to take the plunge with BROCCOLI RABE.
Fortunately, I didn’t make any mistakes today, even though I almost included JUNGLE GYM in the GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS. Yeah, the WHEEL is awesome and all, but imagine the world without spiral slides?
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday March 22, match #1015)
- YELLOW: MONITOR CHAIR, HEAD, LEAD, RUN
- GREEN: PHOTO TAKEN FROM A FILM FRAME, IMAGE, SHOT, STILL
- BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A WEIGHTLIFTING SETUP BAR, BENCH, RACK, WEIGHT
- PURPLE: ____ SURF CANAL, SOFA, CROWD, KITE
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.