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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 26 (game #1019).
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.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1020) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- TURN SIGNAL
- TRAFFIC CONE
- BRASS TACKS
- FOOD COURT
- THE LORAX
- LIP SERVICE
- TICKET COUNTER
- BOTTOM LINE
- DUTY-FREE
- NITTY-GRITTY
- MONARCH BUTTERFLY
- MONKEY BARS
- WEDDING RECEPTION
- GOLDFISH CRACKER
- BAGGAGE CLAIM
- BASIC FACTS
NYT Connections today (game #1020) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The real deal
- GREEN: As seen at JFK
- BLUE: A sunny color in common
- PURPLE: Phone finality
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 #1020) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO
- GREEN: FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1020) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1020, are…
- YELLOW: WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
- GREEN: FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
- BLUE: THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Games where the tiles are slightly different — like today’s two-word spectacular, always throw me.
I’m not quite sure how I managed to get through without making a mistake, but Connections miracles happen. That said, I did take rather a long time trying to get things right, even though I didn’t know the MONARCH BUTTERFLY was orange or what BRASS TACKS meant.
As ever, knowing two of the links and guessing the most likely threads got me over the line.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, March 26, game #1019)
- YELLOW: FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS AGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING
- GREEN: MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER
- BLUE: FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH BALLOT, BOOTH, CURTAIN, LEVER
- PURPLE: THEY HAVE BOLTS FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, HARDWARE STORE, LIGHTNING, LOCK
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.
