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Yep, once again, I struggled with today’s Connections puzzle. None of the categories were especially tricky, but I just didn’t see the relationships until my eyes hurt for staring at it. Maybe you struggled, too? Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Pulsate steadily.
Green group hint: Think nature.
Blue group hint: Put it on the wall.
Purple group hint: Not hand, but…
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Throb.
Green group: Landforms.
Blue group: Picture hanging needs.
Purple group: Foot ____
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is throb. The four answers are beat, pound, pulse and thump.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is landforms. The four answers are cape, crater, gorge and ridge.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is picture hanging needs. The four answers are hammer, hanger, level and nail.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is foot ____. The four answers are ball, hills, locker and print.