Yellow: Four different ways to describe pure joy
Green: Slang your grandparents might shout when something's awesome
Blue: None of these are things you'd want handed to you
Purple: Say each of these out loud — they all sound like one letter
Reveal the Yellow group
POSITIVE FEELINGS: BLISS, FELICITY, HAPPINESS, WARM FUZZIES
Reveal the Green group
RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL: COOL BEANS, FAR OUT, GROOVY, RIGHT ON
Reveal the Blue group
BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONE: COLD SHOULDER, DIRTY LOOK, HARD TIME, RUNAROUND
Reveal the Purple group
WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TO: GOLF ACCESSORY, HOT DRINK, MUSICAL NOTE, SHIRT
How to get better at Connections
Start by scanning for the group you're most certain about — but don't submit immediately. The puzzle always includes red-herring words that fit two categories. Purple is usually wordplay (prefixes, anagrams, hidden words) rather than meaning, so if four words seem unrelated, look at their letters instead. Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue, and purple in rising difficulty.
Connections is published daily by the New York Times at midnight local time. This page is an unofficial fan resource with hints and answers — we are not affiliated with the NYT.