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 has a super-opaque blue category.

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.

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Today’syellow categoryrelates to rooms you’d find in a place of learning.

Today’sblue categoryhas words that are all tenuously related to a white bird.

Today’spurple categoryhas words that may precede a type of bird, often found near lakes and usually quite aggressive.

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Herring Watch:Cleaning implements can be ignored, as can words related to getting lost.

Today’s Answers

Today’s blue category tripped us up, so we only had two lives remaining upon completion.

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