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Need answers for New York Times Connections Puzzle? In my opinion, Word is more of a vocabulary test, but Relationships is more of a puzzle. You are given 16 words and asked to group them into four groups that are connected in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can belong to multiple groups. Read on for today’s Connections tips and answers.

There is also news in the world of Connections. The Times now has a connection botlike the one that has existed for some time for Wordle. Go there after playing to receive a numerical score and have the program analyze your answers. And players registered in the Times Games section can now go wild tracking their progressincluding the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they achieved a perfect score, and their winning streak.

Learn more: Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Help You Win Every Time on NYT Connections

How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to matching groups of four. Click on the four words that you think go together. The groups are color coded, although you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue and purple is the hardest. Look carefully at the words and think about the associated terms. Sometimes the link only concerns part of the word. Once, four words were grouped together because each one began with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: Add more ingredients.

Green group index: Position or stature.

Blue group index: Seen at the Louvre.

Purple group index: Mixed masters.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Food-related mixtures.

Green group: Public status.

Blue group: Information on a museum sign.

Purple group: Anagrams of famous painters.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is food-related clutter. The four answers are mince, salad, scramble and stew.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is public position. The four answers are character, image, name and reputation.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is information on a museum sign. The four answers are artist, medium, title and year.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is anagrams of famous painters. The four answers are Dial, Egads, Monte and Yoga (Dali, Degas, Monet and Goya).