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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, April 19 (Thu #1043).
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 #1044) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CYBER
- HOURGLASS
- BLUE
- CLOUD
- STEM
- WEB
- Oven Mitt
- NET
- PUFF
- VENOM
- HOOK
- WAVE
- BAIT
- FEATHER
- WITHOUT MEAT
- CANNIBALISM
NYT Connections today (game #1044) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A pile of smoke
- GREEN: Used for angling
- BLUE: Linked to an infamous arachnid
- PURPLE: Start the week
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 #1044) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MASS OF SMOKE
- GREEN: FISHING EQUIPMENT
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS
- PURPLE: _____ MONDAY
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1044) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1044 are…
- YELLOW: MASS OF SMOKE BILLOW, CLOUD, FEATHER, PUFF
- GREEN: FISHING EQUIPMENT BAIT, HOOK, NET, ROD
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS CANNIBALISM, HOURGLASS, VENOM, WEB
- PURPLE: _____ MONDAY BLUE, CYBER, MANIC, MEAT FREE
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A little musical knowledge allowed me to reach my 33rd “Purple First” thanks to Blue Monday by New Order and Prince’s Manic Monday, made famous by The Bangles. I had faith in CYBER, but I chose it WITHOUT MEAT purely because of the alliteration.
This actually seemed like the easiest group, but I’m not complaining.
Elsewhere, knowledge of nature may have helped me associate with Black Widow spiders, but I spotted the most obvious yellow and green clusters first.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday April 19, match #1043)
- YELLOW: CHEEKY ARK, FRESH, IMPERSIBLE, WISE
- GREEN: DRESS MEASUREMENTS BUST, HIPS, LENGTH, WAIST
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, ROUND
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR CAP, DUD, KID, MINT
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.