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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If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forMay 1,click here.

Category Hints

Today’s puzzle can be tricky.

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 categorydeals with individuals who are the best, or close to the best, at what they do.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to car maintenance.

Today’sblue categorydeals with a certain actor and his single-word movie titles.

Today’spurple categoryhas words that begin with genres.

Herring Watch:Ignore the playing cards and know that ‘Jack’ is not one of the single-word titles.

Today’s Answers

Today’s puzzle was an enjoyable one to puzzle out. We lost two lives on the movie category.

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