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the New York Times Connections puzzle The editors are messing with us now. That yellow category is absolutely amazing, oh my. And the blue and purple groups are absolutely deadly. If you need help solving the puzzle, read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

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Announcements for Connections groups today

Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.

Yellow group indicator: Wizard of Oz quote.

Green group hint: Friends.

Blue group hint: Letters in a group.

Purple group hint: Songs repeated words in the title.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

Green group: Dear, as a friend.

Blue group: Words that sound like plural letters.

Purple group: If tripled, hit the song titles.

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What are the answers to Connections today?

The yellow words in the current Connections

The theme is “lions and tigers and bears, oh my.” The four answers are lion, tiger, bear and oh my.

The green words in the current Connections

The theme is loved, as a friend. The four answers are close, dear, close and tight.

The blue words in the current Connections

The theme is words that look like plural letters. The four answers are bees, ease, jays and use.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is if triple, hit song titles. The four answers are bills, bye, gimme and please. (Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny’s Child; Bye, Bye, Bye by NSYNC; Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Is by ABBA; and Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter.)