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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a great blue category for music fans, especially those, like me, who never outgrew 1980s music. The clues aren’t too tough, but 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: Green thumb.

Green group hint: What in the world?

Blue group hint: The Material Girl.

Purple group hint: Vroom-vroom.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Used to grow a houseplant.

Green group: Flabbergast.

Blue group: Madonna songs.

Purple group: ____ car.

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 used to grow a houseplant. The four answers are pot, seed, soil and water.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is flabbergast. The four answers are floor, rock shake and shock.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Madonna songs. The four answers are Cherish, Frozen, Holiday and Music.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ car. The four answers are bumper, clown, getaway and sports.

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If this isn’t quite your vibe, check out our full roundup of Prime Day headphones deals.

Why this deal matters

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