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    Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 9, #851

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    Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a diverse mix of topics. They’re not too tough, but if you need help, you’re in the right place. 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 the 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: Made up.

    Green group hint: Agate is one.

    Blue group hint: Journalism-related items.

    Purple group hint: Think Pac-Man or Donkey Kong.

    Answers for today’s Connections groups

    Yellow group: Fantasy.

    Green group: Kinds of rocks.

    Blue group: News article features.

    Purple group: Title figures in classic video games.

    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 fantasy. The four answers are fancy, fiction, figment and invention.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is kinds of rocks. The four answers are flint, limestone, marble and slate.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is news article features. The four answers are caption, dateline, lede and photo.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is title figures in classic video games. The four answers are gorilla, hedgehog, plumber and princess.

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