Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for April 14, #673

Importance Score: 18 / 100 🟠

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Today’s Connections puzzle presents a particularly amusing category for individuals of Generation X. Featuring a theme relevant to 90s pop culture, reminiscent of topics explored in books such as “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?” and “The Totally Sweet ’90s,” today’s challenge offers a nostalgic twist. Continue reading for category clues and today’s Connections puzzle answers.

The New York Times now provides a Connections Bot, similar to the Wordle Bot, to analyze your gameplay. After completing the puzzle, utilize the bot to receive a performance score and review your answer choices. Registered users of the Times Games section can now track their puzzle progress, including completed puzzles, win rates, perfect scores, and win streaks.

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Hints for Today’s Connections Puzzle

Below are four hints to guide you through today’s Connections groups. The hints are ordered from the simplest yellow category to the more complex purple category.

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Yellow Group Hint

Negative responses.

Green Group Hint

Entertainment admissions.

Blue Group Hint

Related to the educational game “The Oregon Trail.”

Purple Group Hint

Possible references for a common surname.

Answers for Today’s Connections Puzzle

Yellow Group: Restriction

Words in this group include: block, check, dam, stop.

Green Group: Ticketed Events

Words in this group include: concert, game, movie, play.

Blue Group: Associated with “The Oregon Trail”

Words in this group include: dysentery, ford, hunt, oxen.

Purple Group: Terms Related to “Ford”

Words in this group include: actor, car, director, president.


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