Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You're given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they're obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group.

And do you also play Wordle? We've got today's Wordle answer and hints too.

We've also got today's answer and some general tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that's just moved out of beta and into the NYT's Games app.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Write down.

Green group hint: Tresses.

Blue group hint: Singular shows.

Purple group hint: Phrase beginning with a word for a boundary made of bushes.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Chronicle.

Green group: Mess of hair.

Blue group: TV shows minus "S."

Purple group: Words after "hedge."

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is chronicle. The four answers are journal, log, record and register.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is mess of hair. The four answers are mane, mop, shock and tangle.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is TV shows minus "S." The four answers are cheer, friend, scrub and weed.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is words after "hedge." The four answers are fund, hog, maze and trimmer.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don't know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully, and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including "Rushmore" and "Journeyman."