Want a different day?
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 9 (Thu #1063).
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.
NYT Connections today (set #1064) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- JUMP
- SEASON
- LEAP
- STIR
- RELATED
- PLAY
- CONFUSION
- COIL
- REPEAT
- OF COURSE
- POUR
- FOUNTAIN
- CERTAIN
- MIX
- GARNISH
- DESTINED
NYT Connections today (game #1064) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Setting choice
- GREEN: It was meant to be
- BLUE: Cocktail vocabulary
- PURPLE: A word that rhymes with “thing” in common
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 #1064) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS
- GREEN: DESTINY
- BLUE: VERBS TO MAKE A MOJITO
- PURPLE: WHAT COULD “SPRING” REFER TO
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1064) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1064 are…
- YELLOW: MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS PLAY, REPEAT, SHUFFLE, JUMP
- GREEN: DESTINY BOUND, CERTAIN, DESTINED, SAFE
- BLUE: VERBS TO MAKE A MOJITO Garnish, mash, pour, stir
- PURPLE: WHAT COULD “SPRING” REFER TO REEL, FOUNTAIN, JUMP, SEASON
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
As befits one of today’s tiles, I found myself in a bit of a MUDDLE while playing this game.
I was sure we were looking for words related to food preparation – specifically salad dressing, so I had TOPPING, SEASON, POUR, and STIR. Then I thought BOUND and LEAP indicated a jump group and lost a turn adding SKIP and PLAY.
Finally I got started, after realizing the link between the MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS then DESTINY. My only positive is that I spotted the purple group, but with only eight tiles remaining, that’s not much cause for celebration – or a mojito!
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday May 9, Thu #1063)
- YELLOW: TV PROGRAM UNITS EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES
- GREEN: ITEMS TO WEAR AROUND THE NECK BOA, CHAIN, LANYARD, TIE
- BLUE: ROPES tied IN KNOTS FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, LACES
- PURPLE: ____PIECE CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK
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.
