Everything required to tackle ‘Connections’ #1012.
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you love a good story. Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games capturing public attention. The game involves finding “common threads between words.” Similar to Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words becomes trickier, so we’ve provided some hints and tips to help you overcome the challenge.
If you prefer to have today’s puzzle solution directly, skip to the article’s end. Otherwise, continue reading for clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
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 for the publication’s Games section. Connections can be played on web browsers and mobile devices, requiring players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words, divided into four categories. These can include anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Although multiple words may appear to fit together, only one correct answer exists. If players correctly group all four words, those words are removed from the board; wrong guesses count as a mistake—players have up to four mistakes before the game ends.
Players can rearrange the board to spot connections more easily. Each group is color-coded, with yellow as the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, results can be shared with friends on social media.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories:
Yellow: Children’s stories
Green: Lucky charms
Blue: Ever-changing
Purple: Music to my ears
Here are today’s Connections categories:
Yellow: Folk tale characters
Green: Good luck symbols
Blue: Things that change color
Purple: Ending in music genres
The solution to today’s Connections #1012 is:
Folk tale characters: CHICKEN LITTLE, FROG PRINCE, GINGERBREAD MAN, GOLDILOCKS
Good luck symbols: EVIL EYE, FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, HORSESHOE
Things that change color: CHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT
Ending in music genres: BABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP METAL, SODA POP
Don’t worry if you didn’t guess it this time. There will be new Connections to solve tomorrow, and we’ll be here to guide you with more helpful hints.
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