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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.

If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forJanuary 17,click here.
Category Hints
Today’s puzzle’s categories are seemingly quite random and tough to figure out.
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 categoryis filled with the actions of those with confidence who wish to show it.

Today’sgreen categoryhas words for the very best of something.
Today’sblue categoryconcerns the colours in a certain country’s flag. Yep, it’s that vague.
Today’spurple categoryhas words that relate to correspondence.
Cluedo/Clue character is not a category here; it’s a red herring.
