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 forFebruary 11,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 important documentation.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to performance.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to a very famous TV family with yellow skin.

Today’spurple categoryrelates to a song from the ’50s and it’s four-word title. The words of this title are hidden within other words.

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Herring Watch:There are quite a few long compound words here, be wary of them.

Today’s Answers

While we lost three lives trying to figure out the purple category, we did manage to get the entire puzzle in reverse order today!

Purple Category: Starting With “Shake, Rattle And Roll”

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