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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (game #516) – today's words
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Today's NYT Connections words are…
- BLUE
- CHEESE
- SPICY
- MUSTARD
- SWEET
- CAPER
- DILL
- DECK
- EXPLOIT
- SOUR
- ADULT
- ANTIC
- SUGGESTIVE
- STUNT
- KOSHER
- CORD
NYT Connections today (game #516) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
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We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
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NYT Connections today (game #516) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ESCAPADE
- GREEN: KINDS OF PICKLES
- BLUE: RISQUÉ
- PURPLE: CUT THE ___
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #516) – the answers
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The answers to today's Connections, game #516, are…
- YELLOW: ESCAPADE ANTIC, CAPER, EXPLOIT, STUNT
- GREEN: KINDS OF PICKLES DILL, KOSHER, SOUR, SWEET
- BLUE: RISQUÉ ADULT, BLUE, SPICY, SUGGESTIVE
- PURPLE: CUT THE ___ CHEESE, CORD, DECK, MUSTARD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Fail
Oh dear. This is my second fail in only a few days, so it's back to the drawing board for me, streak-wise. Not that I feel too bad about losing today's game – I'd never heard of several of the elements mentioned, or at least not in the context in which they're used here.
Things started off well enough, with ADULT, BLUE, SPICY and SUGGESTIVE all ordering themselves in my mind into the blue group,
