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We have GOT to talk about today's NYT Connections puzzle. Don't even go there with the purple category. As an English major I probably knew this category at one point, but not anymore. However, as the co-author of The Totally Sweet 90s, a pop-culture book about the 1990s, it's the blue category that almost had me spitting out my Jolt Cola. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers, plus the funniest blue category ever.
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: @$%!^&!
Green group hint: Come on, New York Times, don't rush the season.
Blue group hint: A retro pal for Barbie and possibly the best Connections category ever.
Purple group hint: Look at the front of each word.
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