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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, April 11 (Thu #1035).
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 #1036) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FLY
- PAPER
- TAKE
- CASTING
- TROLL
- PROJECT
- POACHED
- CORNER
- SHED
- POSITION
- RUSSIAN
- CUFF
- CLOTH
- RADIATE
- POSITION
- BELT BUCKLE
NYT Connections today (game #1036) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Trouser elements
- GREEN: How we see it
- BLUE: Let it shine
- PURPLE: Add the word for a humanoid toy
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 #1036) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FEATURES OF THE PANTS
- GREEN: PERSPECTIVE
- BLUE: TRANSMIT
- PURPLE: _____DOLL
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1036) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1036 are…
- YELLOW: FEATURES OF THE PANTS BELT BUCKLE, CUFF, BRUCHE, POCKET
- GREEN: PERSPECTIVE ANGLE, POSITION, POSITION, GRIP
- BLUE: TRANSMIT CAST, PROJECT, RADIATE, Hangar
- PURPLE: _____DOLL PAPER, RAG, RUSSIAN, TROLL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I managed not to make any mistakes in this match, but I almost made a few groups that didn’t make it to the final four.
The first linked FLY, CAST, ANGLE and TROLL as all being fishing related terms and the other was a group about being mean to someone which would include RAG, TROLL and CUFF. Luckily, I didn’t have enough confidence to follow through on either of these ideas.
Instead, PANT FEATURES seemed like an obvious selection, although I gave up on CUFF and from there the other groups fell into place perfectly – as they often do when you complete this game in order of difficulty.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sat April 11, Thu #1035)
- BLUE: STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS BEAM, REINFORCEMENT, COLUMN, PART
- YELLOW: FOUND IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR ICE SCRAPER, JACK, STARTER CABLES, SPARE TIRE
- GREEN: BENEFACTOR ANGEL, CHAMPION, PATRONS, SPONSOR
- PURPLE: ENDING IN BODY OF WATER BOMBAY, CHELSEA, SCREWDRIVER, SNOWFLAKE
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.
