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 frustrating one.

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 categoryis alittle bitobvious once you see it.

Today’sgreen categoryis what you’d be looking out for at a sale.

Today’sblue categoryrefers to a popular game that is played on specialised tables.

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Today’spurple categoryhas words that can be followed by a word that evokes paper and reading.

Herring Watch:There arefivewords that could fit into the blue category, but one of them actually belongs to the purple category. Thievery is also not a category. There’s also no ‘And Cheese’ category. Lots of potential trip-ups here!

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Today’s Answers

We totally failed at the first hurdle in this one - the blue category made us strike out.