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 is intimidating to look at, but the categories aren’t that bad individually.

We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

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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’sgreen categoryrelates to places in the US and their abbreviations.

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Today’sblue categoryrelates to footwear.

Today’spurple categoryhas four objects that all possess the same motion.

Herring Watch:While Ma and Pa seem like obvious red herrings, they actually do belong in the same group. The repeated syllable/rhyming clues, however, do not.

Today’s Answers

We lost a life here, but didn’t find it a terrible puzzle.

Purple Category: Things That Go Up And Down

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