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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has one category that could actually go into the Connections: Sports Edition puzzle. And the yellow category, which is supposed to be the easiest, was a stumper for me. If you need help, you’re in the right place. 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: Support.

Green group hint: Be careful on your computer.

Blue group hint: Blow a bubble.

Purple group hint: Are you ready for some football?

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Backing.

Green group: Malicious software.

Blue group: Gum brands.

Purple group: NFL team logos.

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 backing. The four answers are aegis, guard, protection and shield.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is malicious software. The four answers are backdoor, Trojan horse, virus and worm.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is gum brands. The four answers are Extra, Ice Breakers, Orbit and Trident.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL team logos.  The four answers are buffalo, fleur-de-lis, horseshoe and lightning bolt.

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

Today’s Wordle puzzle is a tough one. There’s a repeated letter, plus some unusual letters I don’t often guess. 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 one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has three different vowels, but one of them is the repeated letter, so you’ll see that one twice, and another one is a sometimes vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with G.

Wordle hint No. 4: Hot spot

Today’s Wordle answer is often associated with something that melted.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to something soft and sticky.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is GOOEY.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Sept. 27, No. 1561 was FRITZ.

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