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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a tough one — though maybe not as tough as yesterday’s, which really tripped up some players. 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: Ended.
Green group hint: Have a hard coating of some kind.
Blue group hint: Swallow.
Purple group hint: Not cat, but…
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Finished.
Green group: Things with shells.
Blue group: Swig.
Purple group: ____ dog.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is finished. The four answers are complete, done, over and through.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things with shells. The four answers are egg, hard taco, M&M and snail.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is swig. The four answers are belt, gulp, shot and slug.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ dog. The four answers are bull, lap, under and watch.