All you need to solve ‘Connections’ #1007.
The NYT Connections puzzle isn’t tough today if you enjoy a fictional mystery. Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games that have captured public attention. The game is about finding the “common threads between words.” Like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new word set gets trickier, so we’ve got some hints and tips to help you. If you want the answer, skip to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. If you’d rather solve it yourself, continue reading for 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 helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publication’s Games section. Connections can be played on web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words split into four categories. Sets might include book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words seem to fit together, there’s only one correct answer. If a player correctly groups all four words, they are removed from the board. Guess wrong, and it counts as a mistake—players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.
Players can rearrange the board to make spotting connections easier. Each group is color-coded: yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share results on social media.
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Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
Want a hint about the categories without knowing them outright? Then try these:
Yellow: Mesmerized
Green: A pair
Blue: Detectives
Purple: Girls in the wild
Here are today’s Connections categories
Need extra help? Today’s connections include:
Yellow: Hypnotic state
Green: Starting with prefixes meaning “Two”
Blue: Fictional inspectors
Purple: Ending in female animals
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Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
Today’s Connections #1007 solution is:
Hypnotic state: DREAM, HAZE, SPELL, TRANCE Starting with prefixes meaning “Two”: BINARY, DIOXIDE, DUOLINGO, TWILIGHT Fictional inspectors: CLOUSEAU, GADGET, JAVERT, MORSE Ending in female animals: HOOTENANNY, LICHEN, MOSCOW, NIGHTMARE
Don’t worry if you didn’t get it this time. There will be new Connections to solve tomorrow, and we’ll be back with more helpful hints.
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