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It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you’ve finished?

NYT Connections homescreen on a phone, on a purple background

Why, play some more word games of course.

There are days when the NYT’s difficulty scale for Connections seems a little off.

After all, the only red herring was MASTERMIND, and that went nicely into the green group anyway.

NYT Connections hints for game 499 on a purple background

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NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times.

For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

It’s playable for free via theNYT Games siteon desktop or mobile.

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Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Connections answers for game 499 on a purple background