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Below, some indirect hints for today’s Connections solutions will be shared. Further down, the exact themes and answers will be available. Take your time and gather the hints that are useful to you!

Clues for Today’s Connections Themes

Here are some hints for today’s groupings without revealing the answers:

• Yellow category – Actions typically taken during or shortly after a challenging workout.

• Green category – Relatively broad and vague.

• Blue category – This pertains to simplistic concepts in a metaphorical sense.

• Purple category – An item you sit on, with an incomplete description.

Heads Up: Spoilers Ahead!

Proceed cautiously as we approach the answers. Scroll at your own pace if you wish to avoid spoilers. (The complete solutions are listed a bit further down.)

Insights on the Challenging Parts

The terms BOOT and PANT are unrelated; consider PANT as a verb.

Relate ABC to the classic tune performed by The Jackson 5.

BLANKET is linked to the expression “a BLANKET statement.”

The purple category presents quite a challenge.

Identifying the Categories of Today’s Connections

• Yellow: BREATHE HARD

• Green: CATCHALL

• Blue: METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS

• Purple: SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTER

Your Answers Await Below

Prepared to uncover the answers to today’s Connections puzzle? The solutions are laid out below.

Yellow Group Answers

Considered to be the most straightforward category, today’s yellow grouping revolves around the theme BREATHE HARD, consisting of: GASP, HEAVE, PANT, PUFF.

Green Group Answers

This category is deemed the second easiest. Today’s green theme is CATCHALL, encompassing: BLANKET, BROAD, GENERAL, UMBRELLA.

Blue Group Answers

This grouping is the second hardest, related to METAPHORS FOR EASY THINGS, which includes: ABC, BREEZE, PICNIC, PIE.

Purple Group Answers

The most difficult category today, SYNONYMS FOR REAR END MINUS LAST LETTER, contains: ARS, BOOT, BUT, RUM.

Strategies for Solving Today’s Connections

For assembling the words, consider that BLANKET, UMBRELLA, and BROAD can all pretty much equate to things that provide coverage, whether literally or metaphorically. And then, there’s GENERAL, which fits in perfectly. 🟩

ABC seems out of place; however, it might align with BREEZE, PIE, and PICNIC, all in phrases hinting at ease: “easy as ABC,” “easy as pie,” etc. 🟦

HEAVE, GASP, and PUFF are all linked to struggling for breath. Initially, the thought was that PANT related to clothing, but that also works. 🟨

This leaves RUM, ARS, BUT, and BOOT, which seems puzzling at first until recognizing that they are indeed synonyms for rear end minus the final letter. So, ARS becomes arse, BOOT reflects booty, BUT signals butt, and RUM indicates rump. Clever twist! 🟪

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How to Engage with Connections

A detailed guide on playing Connections is available, but here’s a brief summary of the gameplay rules:

First, locate the Connections game either on the New York Times website or via their Games app (previously known as the Crossword app). You will find a game board featuring 16 tiles, each bearing a word or phrase. The goal is to identify a set of four tiles that share a commonality. They may all belong to the same category (e.g., RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW as different types of precipitation), or they may involve wordplay (e.g., BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH as types of lists: bucket list, guest list, etc.).

Choose four items and tap the Submit button. If the selection is correct, you’ll see the category and its corresponding color. (Yellow indicates the easiest level, followed by green, blue, and then purple.) If incorrect, another attempt is allowed.

Your goal is to successfully identify all four groups. If you make four errors before completion, the game concludes and the answers will be displayed.

Winning Strategies for Connections

To master Connections, recognize that the categories can be quite tricky. Often, there are overlapping associations. For instance, one puzzle included six breakfast foods—BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL—but BACON turned out to fit in a category with painters like CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG was linked to things coming by the dozen (along with JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). Therefore, exercise caution before hitting “submit” to ensure your selection comprises only those four items.

When faced with a challenge, consider examining words that appear disconnected from the rest. If WHISTLER makes you think of the famous painting titled “Whistler’s Mother,” you might be on the right track! In that scenario, a web search could help clarify the identity of a painter named Close if it doesn’t align with obvious themes.

Ultimately, reading helpful hints can also provide the assistance needed—this is why these daily pointers are shared! Check back tomorrow for the next round.