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 particularly rough.

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 categoryrefers to how you’d describe your favourite food.

Today’sgreen categorydeals with elements of speech used to pause for time.

Today’sblue categoryis relevant to thieves and security experts.

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Today’spurple categorydeals with how the words sound and what they soundlike. Think quality, sound, energy, and electricity.

Herring Watch:Um and Om are separate (shocking, I know). There isn’t much in the way of a true red herring though.

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