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 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’syellow categoryrelates to things which feel soft and a little ticklish to the touch.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to things which share a physical feature that protects them from harm.

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Today’sblue categoryrelates to a popular Dreamworks movie with a green lead character.

Today’spurple categoryhas words that come after a typically fantastical word.

Herring Watch:Super Mario is the big red herring today. Peach is not a princess, there’s no mushroom kingdom, all that stuff is misleading.

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