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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, May 2 (Thu #1056).
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 #1057) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PEACE
- GREEN
- HOME
- ACID
- GARAGE
- COMMUNITY
- FRENCH
- FINGERS CROSSED
- INDUSTRIAL
- RABBIT EARS
- SEXUAL
- HIPPIE
- SHED
- AIR QUOTES
- FREE LOVE
- PORCH
NYT Connections today (game #1057) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Buildings
- GREEN: Far away, man
- BLUE: Movements for cultural change
- PURPLE: Hand signals
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 #1057) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HOUSE STRUCTURES
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTER-CULTURE OF THE 1960S
- BLUE: FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY
- PURPLE: GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MAJOR
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1057) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1057 are…
- YELLOW: HOUSE STRUCTURES GARAGE, HOUSE, PORCH, SHED
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTER-CULTURE OF THE 1960S ACID, COMMON, FREE LOVE, HIPPIE
- BLUE: FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, SEXUAL
- PURPLE: GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MAJOR AIR QUOTES, RABBIT EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, PEACE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I absolutely knew I was falling into a trap today, but I couldn’t help but connect ACID, GARAGE, INDUSTRIAL, and HIPPIE as types of house music, even though I thought about including GREEN instead of INDUSTRIAL.
With this clicking error, I initially got lucky with a purple one, although originally I just had RABBIT EARS and CROSSED FINGERS, thinking the band was something to do with good fortune before realizing I was thinking about rabbit feet.
Fortunately, I managed to avoid another mistake in putting the final groups together – although I briefly thought that HOUSE, FRENCH and GREEN were all dress-up types.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday May 2, match #1056)
- BLUE: US CABINET DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION, INTERIOR, STATE, TREASURE
- GREEN: STAGED PERFORMANCES BALLET, MUSICAL, OPERA, PLAY
- YELLOW: CLAIRVOYANT EXTRASENSORY, MENTAL, PSYCHIC, TELEPATHIC
- PURPLE: START WITH NEWSPAPER NAMES GLOBETROTTER, HERALDIC, POST-IT, TIME BOARDS
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.