Need the answers for theNew York Times Connections puzzle?

To me,Wordleis more of a vocabulary test, butConnectionsis more of a brainteaser.

You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected.

And do you also play Wordle?

We’ve gottoday’s Wordle answer and hintstoo.

Yellow group hint:Think back to science class.

Green group hint:Goo-goo, gaa-gaa.

Blue group hint:Homemade musical items.

Purple group hint:You’re it!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group:Biological building blocks.

Green group:Purchases for a baby.

Blue group:Objects played as instruments.

Purple group:____ tag.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is biological building blocks.

The four answers are atom, cell, molecule and protein.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is purchases for a baby.

The four answers are bottle, crib, mobile and rattle.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is objects played as instruments.

The four answers are jug, saw, spoons and washboard.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ tag.

The four answers are dog, freeze, phone and price.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy.Winning is hard.

Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four.

choose the four words you think go together.

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.