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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.

Why am I doing this?

No real reason, beyond my seemingly unending desire to make life more difficult for myself.

NYT Connections hints for game 493 on a purple background

Admittedly, purple was a bit of a shot in the dark for me today.

And I’d already got green (PARTS OF A TOURNAMENT SETUP).

Maybe tomorrow will be the day.

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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.

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

Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Connections answers for game 493 on a purple background