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.

Yellow group hint:Going up

Green group hint:Bikes have them.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is upswing.

The four answers are boom, rise, spike and surge.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is things with wheels.

The four answers are dolly, Rollerblade, skateboard and wagon.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is kinds of tape.

The four answers are duct, electrical, gaffer and packing.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is retail chains with a letter changed.