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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, May 8 (game #1062)

My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going

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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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1061).

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 hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1061)

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NYT Connections today (game #1062) - today's words

NYT Connections today (game #1062) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

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 #1062) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1062) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1062, are…

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YELLOW: CANOODLING FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY

GREEN: FIVE-SIDED THINGS HOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON

BLUE: UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF" LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR

PURPLE: ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S" BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND

After avoiding the obvious baseball trap I found myself in a hole after getting the blue and yellow groups.

I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for with my eight remaining tiles, but got there in the end with shuffling and guesswork rather than any sudden moment of realization.

US Candy brands come up a lot in Connections so I really should do my research, but I doubt I am the only player based outside of North America who was outwitted by the collection of ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S", or the shape of a SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN.

CANOODLING on the other hand, that’s international.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, May 7, game #1061)

BLUE: COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION CARRY, DOUBLE-DRIBBLE, GOALTEND, TRAVEL

PURPLE: CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME

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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