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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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 cats.

Today’sgreen categoryrelates to happy faces knownfortheir happy faces.

Today’sblue categoryrelates to famous things that are famous largely thanks to their imperfections.

Today’spurple categoryrelates to a famous character from a 1998 crime comedy film.

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Herring Watch:Ignore any location-based words - for example, the Tower of Pisa is nothing to do with Russian Blue.

Cheshire Cat, Comedy Mask, Joker, Mona Lisa

Blue Category: Attractions Iconically Different From Their Original Forms

Liberty Bell, Statue Of Liberty, Tower Of Pisa, Venus De Milo

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