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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.

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Category Hints
Today’s puzzle has a very distracting red herring.
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 categorydescribes how wide something is, such as an idea or a trend.
Today’sgreen categoryrelates ideas such as soulmates and true love.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to yeasted alcoholic beverages and their nicknames.
Today’spurple categoryhas words that follow ‘an exchange of money’.
Herring Watch:Words that also mean ‘friend’ is not a category today.
