It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need.

You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.

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If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forJanuary 20,click here.

Category Hints

We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

If you want today’s category hints,click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories but will nudge you in the right direction.

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Today’syellow categoryrelates to being mean.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to physical ways to represent people, animals, or buildings and the like. Often evokes ‘playtime’ or ‘planning’.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to freezing weather and how to deal with it.

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Today’spurple categoryrelates to a medical/academic title and fictional individuals with that title.

Herring Watch:Dig and Shovel are unrelated. Salt and Pepper are unrelated.

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We completed today’s puzzle quickly and with no lives lost!