Everything you need to solve ‘Connections’ #1075.
The NYT Connections puzzle today isn’t too tough if you love a sweet treat. Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games capturing public attention. It’s all about finding the common threads between words. Just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to help you. If you just want today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. Otherwise, read on for some clues, tips, and strategies.
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What is Connections?
The NYT’s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with creating the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on web browsers and mobile devices, requiring players to group four words with something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words split into four categories. These sets could be book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words may seem to fit together, there’s only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words correct in a set, they’re removed from the board. A wrong guess counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded: Yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends.
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Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
If you want hints about the categories, try these:
– Yellow: Dessert
– Green: Backend
– Blue: Sports words
– Purple: Condiment
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Here are today’s Connections categories
Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
– Yellow: Kinds of pies
– Green: Things associated with butts
– Blue: Tennis scoring terms
– Purple: ___ Mustard
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Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #1075 is:
– Kinds of pies: CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY
– Things associated with butts: CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, PEACH
– Tennis scoring terms: ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE
– ___ Mustard: COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW
There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back with more helpful hints.
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