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Today’s Connections puzzle could be tricky. 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: Fishing also uses this term.
Green group hint: Rock and ____.
Blue group hint: Freebies at a conference.
Purple group hint: Dilapidated house.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Rods.
Green group: They’re on a roll.
Blue group: Common SWAG items.
Purple group: Words before «shack.»
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 rods. The four answers are bat. club, staff and stick.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is they’re on a roll. The four answers are foil, ribbon, tape and toilet paper.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is common SWAG items. The four answers are hat, tee, tote and water bottle.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words before «shack.» The four answers are caddy, love, radio and shake.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
