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 quite a fun 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’sgreen categoryrelates to the smallest articles of clothing.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to professional tooth care.

Today’spurple categoryrelates to items that you always refer to by a name that most companies cannot legally use. Hoover could fit here.

Herring Watch:The clues that have letters followed by hyphens do not make up a group.

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