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Today’s Connections puzzle has a tricky blue category — you better hope you know your opera. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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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: Why did you do that?
Green group hint: Think Frosty.
Blue group hint: Carmen, La Traviata.
Purple group hint: Not fake.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Rationale.
Green group: Types of snow.
Blue group: Last words of famous opera titles.
Purple group: Real ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is rationale. The four answers are basis, foundation, grounds and reason.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of snow. The four answers are crust, ice, powder and slush.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is last words of famous opera titles. The four answers are Bess, Butterfly, Flute and Seville.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is real ____. The four answers are deal, estate, Madrid and world.