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.

Want more game answers? Here's the Wordle answer for today, here's the answer for Strands, and here are the answers for today's Mini Crossword.

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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: Cinema accessories.

Green group hint: A horizontal plane or line.

Blue group hint: Extra, extra!

Purple group hint: Joke actions.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Classic movie theater equipment.

Green group: Tier.

Blue group: Newspaper names.

Purple group: Prank verbs.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is classic movie theater equipment. The four answers are projector, reel, screen and speaker.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is tier. The four answers are deck, floor, level and story.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is newspaper names. The four answers are Globe, Mirror, Post and Sun.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is prank verbs. The four answers are egg, moon, streak and toilet paper.