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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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, April 3 (Thu #1027).
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 #1028) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BAND
- MASK
- САРЕ
- LIE
- BLUFF
- BOOT
- SPIT
- SHIELD
- TO LEAVE
- INDICATE
- BASE
- BLANKET
- SLEEP
- SCREEN
- SUMMER
- DOGS
NYT Connections today (game #1028) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Say what you see
- GREEN: Slightly hidden
- BLUE: Seaside geography
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “lamp”
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 #1028) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: “LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE”
- GREEN: DARK
- BLUE: COASTAL LANDS
- PURPLE: ____ CAMP
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1028) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1028 are…
- YELLOW: “LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE” DOGS, LET, LIE, SLEEP
- GREEN: DARK COVER, MASK, SCREEN, SHIELD
- BLUE: COASTAL LANDS BLUFF, CAP, POINTE, SPIT
- PURPLE: ____ CAMP STRIP, BASE, BOOT, SUMMER
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Am I the only one who really hates that the four tiles form the category name like the current yellow group “LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE” with its LET, SLEEPING, DOGS and LIE tiles? My reason is that often Connections teases us with groups like this, which seem obvious, but when you submit them, they are just a trick to trick us into making a mistake.
Apologies, I’m going to turn my neck now.
Irritations aside, it was a relatively simple game – probably due to this big red herring not actually being a red herring, making the deployment of all the other red herrings moot.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Fri April 3, Thu #1027)
- YELLOW: CAT NASTY, SMALL, SMALL, SNIDE
- GREEN: WANT (FOR) JONES, LONG, LUST, THIRST
- BLUE: COCKTAIL GLASSES HILLS, HURRICANE, ROCKS, ZOMBIE
- PURPLE: ____ CONTROL CRUISE, DAMAGE, GROUND, MISSION
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.
