NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 31 (game #1085)
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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 30 (game #1084).
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 #1085) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- BUTTER
- SALT
- STEAK
- BREAK
- JACK
- SOAK
- SPINE
- RUBBER DUCK
- TAR
- RACK
- SCHOOL BUS
- PIKACHU
- SEA DOG
- SASH
- CUE
NYT Connections today (game #1085) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Linked by a primary color
- GREEN: Sport played on baize covered table
- BLUE: Seafaring folk
- PURPLE: Tree plus one
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 #1085) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW
- GREEN: BILLIARDS TERMS
- BLUE: SLANG FOR A SAILOR
- PURPLE: KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1085) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1085, are…
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW BUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS
- GREEN: BILLIARDS TERMS BREAK, CUE, POCKET, RACK
- BLUE: SLANG FOR A SAILOR JACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR
- PURPLE: KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S" SASH, SOAK, SPINE, STEAK
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
Firstly, kudos to all those who spotted KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S" — sadly, I was not among you, but I did let out a groan after the connection was revealed.
My mistakes today came from almost being on the right track. Initially I thought there was a group about pirates, so included SASH alongside JACK, TAR and SEA DOG — then with one away I thought the connection was drunken sailors.
Wisely, I abandoned this group to concentrate on the much more gettable THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW and BILLIARDS TERMS.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, May 30, game #1084)
- YELLOW: "IN YOUR DREAMS" IMPOSSIBLE, NEVER, NO WAY, SORRY
- GREEN: SENSIBLE CLEAR, LUCID, RIGHT, SOUND
- BLUE: TYPOGRAPHICAL SYMBOLS BRACE, CARET, PIPE, TILDE
- PURPLE: SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AT THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS
- FEVER, GIGI, VOLARE, WITCHCRAFT
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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