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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, April 26 (game #1050).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about 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 (game #1051) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- RADIOACTIVE MAN
- RAGING BULL
- RED ONION
- REGINA KING
- RESERVOIR DOGS
- REVEREND LOVEJOY
- ROMAN HOLIDAY
- ROASTED CHICKEN
- ROE BUCK
- REAR WINDOW
- ROMAINE LETTUCE
- ROD FLANDERS
- RAIN MAN
- ROTARY CLIPPER
- RALPH WIGGUM
- RANCH DRESSING
NYT Connections today (game #1051) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A healthy lunch
- GREEN: 5-star movies
- BLUE: Straight outta Springfield
- PURPLE: Think: Basketball teams
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1051) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SALAD INGREDIENTS
- GREEN: CLASSIC FILMS
- BLUE: "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1051) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1051, are…
- YELLOW: SALAD INGREDIENTS RANCH DRESSING, RED ONION, ROASTED CHICKEN, ROMAINE LETTUCE
- GREEN: CLASSIC FILMS RAIN MAN, REAR WINDOW, RESERVOIR DOGS, ROMAN HOLIDAY
- BLUE: "THE SIMPSONS" CHARACTERS RADIOACTIVE MAN, RALPH WIGGUM, REVEREND LOVEJOY, ROD FLANDERS
- PURPLE: ENDING IN NBA PLAYERS RAGING BULL, REGINA KING, ROE BUCK, ROTARY CLIPPER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Usually when I am faced with a slightly different Connections grid my brain goes into panic mode, resulting in completely bafflement. Not today.
Somehow I managed to see all four groups immediately and decided to play a new game: guess which one of them warranted being the purple/hardest group. The singular NBA teams seemed the most obscure, so I went with that.
The only thing that gave me pause was RADIOACTIVE MAN, which I was uncertain was a character from The Simpsons but very certain did not belong among the CLASSIC FILMS.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, April 26, game #1050)
- YELLOW: STIPULATION CATCH, CAVEAT, FINE PRINT, STRINGS
- GREEN: VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS PITCH, RANGE, REGISTER, TONE
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN "DICK AND JANE" DICK, JANE, MOTHER, SPOT
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH FACES BUILDING, CLIFF, CLOCK, POLYHEDRON
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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