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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. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.

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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."

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: Kitchen duties.

Green group hint: Now hear this.

Blue group hint: I see a red door.

Purple group hint: Rev it up.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Cook in a pan.

Green group: Parts of the ear.

Blue group: Shades of black.

Purple group: Where you might find a driver.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is cook in a pan. The four answers are brown, char, grill and sear.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is parts of the ear. The four answers are anvil, canal, drum and hammer.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is shades of black. The four answers are charcoal, jet, raven and sable.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is where you might find a driver. The four answers are golf bag, limousine, movie set, toolbox.