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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a tough one. But I admit, I got a kick out of the purple category, which played to my geography skills. 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 the 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: Let me in.

Green group hint: Where are we going?

Blue group hint: You’re a winner!

Purple group hint: Pennsylvania Avenue is another one.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Entryway.

Green group: Map features.

Blue group: Surpass.

Purple group: Streets with symbolic importance.

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

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is entryway. The four answers are door, gate, hatch and portal.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is map features. The four answers are compass, inset, key and scale.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is surpass. The four answers are beat, best, better and top.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is streets with symbolic importance. The four answers are Downing, Fleet, Main and Wall.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

I lit up when I saw my favorite team’s logo — the Minnesota Vikings — in today’s Connections: Sports Edition. That helped me solve the green category. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

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

Yellow group hint: On your mark, get set, go!

Green group hint: Let your team colors show.

Blue group hint: Steely Dan song became a name.

Purple group hint: Huskies in Seattle.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Track and field equipment.

Green group: Purple and gold teams.

Blue group: Associated with A’ja Wilson.

Purple group: University of Washington alumni.

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

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is track and field equipment. The four answers are baton, hammer, hurdle and pole.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is purple and gold teams. The four answers are East Carolina, Lakers, LSU and Vikings.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with A’ja Wilson. The four answers are A’one, Aces, MVP and South Carolina.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is University of Washington alumni. The four answers are Moon, Penix, Plum and Roy.

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I’m just going to say it. Today’s Wordle puzzle is a real streak-breaker. It’s an unusual word, and it’s tough to put the letters together. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with N.

Wordle hint No. 4: Ending

Today’s Wordle answer ends with the letter R.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to the lowest point of something.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is NADIR.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Sept. 12, No. 1546 was THROB.

Recent Wordle answers

Sept. 8, No. 1542: CHIRP

Sept. 9, No. 1543: TRICK

Sept. 10, No. 1544: POUTY

Sept. 11, No. 1545: CHAIR

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

Don’t be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don’t contain Z, J and Q. 

Some solid starter words to try:

ADIEU

TRAIN

CLOSE

STARE

NOISE