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 a fun one with difficult clues.

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 fictional places that are delightful places to live

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to objects that share an action to make them work.

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Today’sblue categoryrelates to words that are made up of two smaller words smashed together.

Today’spurple categoryrelates to words that have smaller, friendly words within them.

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Herring Watch:Pokémon has nothing to do with Ketchum, don’t get distracted by that! Also, ignore the music/musical clues.