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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. I was pretty proud that I figured out the purple category right away. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

The Times 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: You vs. me.

Green group hint: I'm all for that!

Blue group hint: Pick an option.

Purple group hint: Not death, but...

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Competition.

Green group: On board.

Blue group: Words for unspecified choices.

Purple group: ____ life.

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What are today's Connections answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is competition. The four answers are battle, clash, contest and match.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is on board. The four answers are down, game, in and willing.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is words for unspecified choices. The four answers are another, either, neither or one.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ____ life. The four answers are after, low, night and wild.