It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’s Connections game. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry – we have all the hints you could need.
You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.
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Category Hints
We’ll present these hints from the easiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself – Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.
If you want today’s category hints, click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories but will nudge you in the right direction.
Today’s yellow category relates to things that share a shape. Be careful, a few things also seem like they’d fit here — save this for last, I’d say.
Today’s green category relates to food with an odd naming quirk.
Today’s blue category relates to long, fishy animals.
Today’s purple category relates to hidden wearable objects.
Herring Watch: There is no ’round things’ category!
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Today’s Answers
Here’s how today went for me:
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If you used our clues or help, I’d love to see how you did in the comments below!
If you want today’s answers, click below!
Today’s answers are listed below:
Yellow Category: Spherical Things
Bowling Ball, Eye, Moon, Orange
Green Category: Food Whose Name Is Two Foods
Cake Donut, Candy Corn, Cherry Tomato, Pizza Pie
Blue Category: Kinds Of Eels
Conger, Gulper, Moray, Ribbon
Purple Category: Accessories Inside Starting And Ending Letters
Cringy, Opine, Stied, That’s
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