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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.

If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forMay 11,click here.
Category Hints
Today’s puzzle is more fun than difficult, in our opinion.
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 categoryis quite childish. Think sibling arguments, playground taunts, etcetera.
Today’sgreen categoryrefers to a dead animal and how to carve it up.
Today’sblue categorydeals with a specific way to abbreviate things, TBH.
Today’spurple categoryis alcoholic in nature. Well, perhaps onlyhalfalcoholic.
Herring Watch:Mules and Rams don’t belong together, Rib is not part of the green category, and sorry Abba fans, no Mama Mia here.
Today’s Answers
This one clicked for us pretty quickly, but we didn’t clock the purple category until the last second.

