Game #1100 is here, and today’s Connections board mixes physical power, personal prep, mythology and botany into a tidy 4×4. If you like a round that starts with obvious matches and finishes with a vocabulary test, this one delivers.
There are no curveballs in the word list — everything you need is on the board — but expect the botanical quartet to make you dig past the obvious pairs.
SPOILER WARNING: The full solutions and analysis are below. If you haven’t played Game #1100 yet and want to solve unaided, stop now.
Today’s NYT Connections words
Here are the sixteen tiles you faced in Game #1100.
- HORSE | ANEMONE | SNAKE | CHANGE
- LEGS | DOG | LARKSPUR | SHOWER
- DRAGON | TRACTION | PRIMP | MONKSHOOD
- MOMENTUM | PHLOX | ACCESSORIZE | STAMINA
Today’s NYT Connections hints
Four spoiler-light nudges to get you started.
- 🟡 Yellow: Words that point to lasting force, endurance and the ability to keep going.
- 🟢 Green: Things you do or use when you’re getting ready to go out for the evening.
- 🔵 Blue: Four creatures that line up as a familiar cultural grouping of animals.
- 🟣 Purple: A set of plants — not houseplants but garden varieties — that share a floral identity.
Today’s NYT Connections group titles
These are the exact group titles for Game #1100.
- 🟡 Yellow: STAYING POWER
- 🟢 Green: GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUT
- 🔵 Blue: CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS
- 🟣 Purple: FLOWERS
What are today’s NYT Connections answers?
Exact group breakdowns for Game #1100.
- 🟡 Yellow (STAYING POWER): LEGS, MOMENTUM, STAMINA, TRACTION
- 🟢 Green (GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUT): ACCESSORIZE, CHANGE, PRIMP, SHOWER
- 🔵 Blue (CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALS): DOG, DRAGON, HORSE, SNAKE
- 🟣 Purple (FLOWERS): ANEMONE, LARKSPUR, MONKSHOOD, PHLOX
Today’s Connections — expert analysis
The most natural entry point for many players today was the Yellow set. LEGS, MOMENTUM, STAMINA and TRACTION all evoke endurance or the ability to keep moving and bearing weight, so that quartet snaps together quickly. Once you have that anchor the remaining tiles narrow down more rapidly.
The Purple set (FLOWERS) was the sting in the tail — ANEMONE, LARKSPUR, MONKSHOOD and PHLOX are legitimate flower names, but several are less familiar to casual solvers. That obscurity, plus tempting overlaps, makes it the hardest group: MONKSHOOD and PHLOX in particular are likely to be missed or misread. Decoys that tripped people up included CHANGE (could mean money or swapping clothes rather than ‘getting ready’), SHOWER (rain or event vs rinsing before going out), and HORSE or DOG, which could be pulled toward body-part or animal-themed guesses instead of the zodiac grouping. TRACTION also masquerades as a technical or automotive term, but it belongs comfortably with the ‘staying power’ idea alongside MOMENTUM and STAMINA. Overall, a board that starts straightforward and ends with a small vocabulary test — I’d call it moderately challenging because of those botanical curveballs.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Game #1099)
Quick recap of Game #1099’s solutions.
- 🟡 Yellow (CLASSIC SLAPSTICK PROPS): BANANA PEEL, CREAM PIE, RUBBER CHICKEN, SELTZER BOTTLE
- 🟢 Green (THINGS THAT SPIN): GLOBE, GRINDSTONE, GYROSCOPE, ROULETTE WHEEL
- 🔵 Blue (FEATURED IN “ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND”): CATERPILLAR, POCKET WATCH, RABBIT HOLE, TEA PARTY
- 🟣 Purple (WHAT “MA” MIGHT REFER TO): MASSACHUSETTS, MASTER OF ARTS, MILLIAMPERE, MOTHER
What is NYT Connections?
Connections is a daily word-relationship puzzle from the New York Times. You are presented with sixteen words and must sort them into four groups of four based on a shared connection.
Groups can be literal (animals, colors) or thematic (things you do before going out), and the challenge is to spot less-obvious links while avoiding decoys and overlaps.
How to play NYT Connections
- Scan all sixteen words and look for an obvious four-word cluster.
- Select four words you think form a group; correct sets are locked in and removed.
- Repeat until all words are grouped; beware of decoys and overlapping associations.
More daily puzzle help from HashTechWave
- Today’s NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle unlock?
A brand-new puzzle drops every single night at midnight local time across your specific region’s time zone on NYT Connection official site.
Why do some words seem to fit into two different groups?
The puzzle is specifically designed to include “decoys” or overlapping vocabulary. Always look for a backup configuration of words before locking in an early guess to protect your attempt counter.
Can I review answers to older puzzles?
Yes! If you are tracking performance over time or reviewing a grid you missed over the weekend, you can check out our dedicated NYT Connections Past Archive to look over historical solutions.
