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It’s a new day, which means a new puzzle wall in the New York Times’ Connections game. If you want to keep your streak intact and just need help figuring out that last tricky category, we’ve got you covered with all the hints you’ll need.
Below, you’ll find everything—from vague clues about what to look for to the actual answers. Whether you just need a gentle nudge or a clever way to keep your perfect record, you’re in the right place.
If you came here by mistake looking for the answers for November 4, click here.
Category Hints
We’ll list these hints from the easiest category to the hardest, in the order given by the puzzle itself—Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.
Want the hints for today’s categories? Click below! These won’t reveal the exact category names but will point you in the right direction.
- Today’s yellow category relates to ruining.
- Today’s green category is about a murder-themed board game.
- Today’s blue category involves singers within the same genre.
- Today’s purple category involves words that can follow rainy weather to form new words.
- Herring Watch: Butcher has nothing to do with Baker, and neither are related to Candlestick or Maker!
Today’s Answers
Here’s how I did today:
- 🟨🟨🟩🟨
- 🟨🟨🟨🟨
- 🟪🟩🟪🟩
- 🟩🟩🟪🟩
- 🟩🟩🟩🟩
- 🟦🟪🟦🟪
This one really stumped me! If you used our clues or hints, I’d love to hear how it went in the comments.
Below are the answers for today’s categories:
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Yellow Category: Make A Hash Of
Blow, Botch, Butcher, Spoil -
Green Category: Weapons in the Clue Game
Candlestick, Knife, Rope, Wrench -
Blue Category: Iconic Soul Singers
Baker, Flack, Franklin, Knight -
Purple Category: Rain_____
(The list of words you can follow “Rain” with, such as Raincoat, Rainstorm, Raincheck, etc.)
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