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It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. 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
Today’s puzzle isn’t so bad, but the purple category is a proper toughie.
We’ll present these hints from theeasiest 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’syellow categoryhas terms you’d use in a statistics or maths class. Some analysis required.

Today’sgreen categoryhas terms you’d use in a science class. Prettybasicwords here.
Today’sblue categoryhas terms you’d use in a writing class. Useful words for explaining how ‘much’ something is.

Today’spurple categoryhas the names of people who belong to the same group. With this one, you either know it or it’s the last category you figure out.
Today’s puzzle has some nice categories and some nasty ones.
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