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Today's NYT Connections puzzle started out with a tease. WED, NES and DAY were three of the clues. But no, we're not assembling days of the week, here -- that would be way too easy. 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: Not the end.

Green group hint: Come together.

Blue group hint: Boob tube.

Purple group hint: Not April, but...

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Beginning.

Green group: Join.

Blue group: TV-related abbreviations in the '80s.

Purple group: May ____.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is beginning. The four answers are birth, dawn, genesis and start.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is join. The four answers are bond, combine, fuse and wed.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is TV-related abbreviations in the '80s. The four answers are ALF, MTV, NES and VHS.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is May ____. The four answers are day, flower, fly and pole.