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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun mix of everything. You don’t even want to know how long I looked for other video games after spotting Pac-Man in the grid. Waka waka… 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.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: No one is ahead or behind.
Green group hint: Give something.
Blue group hint: Zzzz…Bueller? Bueller?
Purple group hint: Not Miss or Mrs.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Make equal, as a score.
Green group: Bestow.
Blue group: Things you might do during a boring class/meeting.
Purple group: Words after the letters MS.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is make equal, as a score. The four answers are draw, even, square and tie.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is bestow. The four answers are confer, grant, present and vest.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you might do during a boring class/meeting. The four answers are doodle, doze, pass notes and space.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words after the letters MS. The four answers are degree, Marvel, Pac-Man and paint.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the «shuffle» button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. «Rushmore» was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
