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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, March 24 (game #1017).
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.
Article continues belowNYT Connections today (game #1018) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- WIRE
- QUARK
- CLOUD
- PING
- SPIN
- OBSCURE
- CHARGE
- FORTUNE
- CHECK
- TIME
- GALLOP
- BLUR
- MUDDY
- PEOPLE
- CASH
- CUR
NYT Connections today (game #1018) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Difficult to see
- GREEN: Publications
- BLUE: Ways to pay
- PURPLE: Altered measurements
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 #1018) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: OBFUSCATE
- GREEN: MAGAZINES
- BLUE: PAYMENT METHODS
- PURPLE: UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1018) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1018, are…
- YELLOW: OBFUSCATE BLUR, CLOUD, MUDDY, OBSCURE
- GREEN: MAGAZINES FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, TIME
- BLUE: PAYMENT METHODS CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, WIRE
- PURPLE: UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED CUR, GALLOP, PING, QUARK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
Instead of CHARGE I thought that PAYMENT METHODS included PING as in transferring money to someone via your phone.
As is often the case, cultural differences scuppered me here — because CHARGE is not really the sort of thing we say in the UK and CHECK is spelled cheque, but to be honest this is an excuse for me failing to complete this easy game mistake-free.
I could also mention the fact that we go with tablespoons rather than measuring things by the cup (or CUR, as featured in the UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED).
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, March 24, game #1017)
- YELLOW: DESPICABLE BASE, LOW, MEAN, VILE
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A WEDDING CAKE, KISS, RING, VOW
- BLUE: KINDS OF TRUCKS DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, TOW
- PURPLE: HETERONYMS BOW, ROW, SOW, WIND
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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