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Today’s Connections puzzle is pretty fun. I patted myself on the back when I spotted the purple connection right away. Say some of the clues out loud to yourself, and look for a word that fits into a phrase with four of them. 

Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Good vibes.

Green group hint: We lost ’em!

Blue group hint: Atari, Nintendo.

Purple group hint: Not father.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Make happy.

Green group: Evade.

Blue group: Common video game features.

Purple group: Mother ____

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is make happy. The four answers are delight, please, suit and tickle.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is evade. The four answers are dodge, duck, shake and skirt.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is common video game features. The four answers are boss, health, level and power-up.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is mother ____. The four answers are earth, goose, may I and superior.