Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for January 6, #575

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There is a British slang word for “butt” in today’s puzzle. For some reason, that really shook me. The purple category today is even weirder than the purple category usually is. Read on for today’s Connections tips and answers.

The Times now has a Connect Botlike the one for Wordle. Go here after playing to receive a numerical score and have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section they can now nerd out following their progressincluding the number of puzzles completed, the win rate, the number of times they got a perfect score and their winning streak.

Read more: Tips, Advice and Strategies to help you win at NYT Connections every time

Suggestions for today’s Connections groups

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

Tip of the yellow group: You can do this after a workout.

Green group tip: Cast a wide net.

Blue group tip: simple stuff.

Purple Group Hint: Think of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s hit song.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Breathe hard.

Green Group: Catchall.

Blue group: Metaphors for easy things.

Purple Group: Synonyms for the back minus the last letter.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are the answers from Connections today?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is breathing hard. The four responses are gasp, heave, pant and puff.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is catchall. The four answers are blanket, broad, general and umbrella.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is metaphors for easy things. The four answers are ABC, breeze, picnic and pie.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is synonyms for the back part minus the last letter. The four answers are ars, boot, ma and rum. (For ass, booty, ass and rump.)