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.

Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers.

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

tap on 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.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is things that are fuzzy.

The four answers are caterpillar, fleece, peach and pipe cleaner.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is things with shells.

The four answers are clam, egg, nut and turtle.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is figures in Shrek.

The four answers are donkey, dragon, ogre and princess.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is magic ____.

The four answers are carpet, kingdom, marker and mushroom.