Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 8, #516

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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.

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

hit 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.

Yellow group hint: Exciting incident.

Green group hint: Cucumbers with a twist.

Blue group hint: X-rated.

Purple group hint: Chop something.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group:Escapade.

Green group:Kinds of pickles.

Blue group:Risque.

The theme is escapade.

The four answers are antic, caper, exploit and stunt.

The theme is kinds of pickles.

The four answers are dill, kosher, sour and sweet.

The theme is risque.

The four answers are adult, blue, spicy and suggestive.

The theme is cut the ____.

The four answers are cheese, cord, deck and mustard.