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Here are today’s NYT Connections hints and solutions to help you keep your streak alive.

• Hints overview: You’re looking for four groups, each with four related words, across a grid of 16 words. Colors typically indicate difficulty, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest. Use process-of-elimination to group words that clearly share a common theme, phrase, or category. If you’re stuck, a hint often points to a bordering connection rather than a direct synonym.

• Quick strategy tips:

  • Start with obvious connections like common phrases, shared categories ( foods, tools, places), or words that form familiar collocations.
  • Don’t overthink; many groups rely on straightforward links, not clever wordplay.
  • If you’re unsure after two guesses, consider stepping back and testing a different pairing to reveal a new crossover.

• Example solving flow:

  • Identify any four words that obviously fit a single category (e.g., four that can all be preceded or followed by the same word).
  • Once a group is found, cross off those words and look at the remaining 8-12 words for other four-word groups.
  • Repeat until all four groups are formed.

If you’d like, tell me the 16 words shown today and I can help walk you through potential groupings and likely solutions step by step.