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 few red herrings to contend with.

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’sgreen categoryrelates to chickens and similar animals.

Today’sblue categoryis related to animals, but specifically young ones.

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Today’spurple categoryis filled with verbs that relate to making it through a group of people in your way.

Herring Watch:‘Kid’ is not part of the green category, ‘body parts’ is too generic to be a category, and be careful when looking at cuts of meat.

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Today’s Answers

We lost a life on this puzzle thanks to a red herring.