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Groups Hints for Today: Puzzle #3

Four groups, four colors. Open the steps one at a time: a clue first, then a word, the group's name and all four words. Nothing is revealed until you tap it. Play the puzzle while you go.

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Yellow group the most direct

Clue

Put it on the scale

One of its words

STONE

The group's name

Units of weight

All four words

STONE, GRAM, DRAM, GRAIN

Green group needs a second thought

Clue

Ready for bed

One of its words

FATIGUED

The group's name

Synonyms for tired

All four words

FATIGUED, WORN, BEAT, EXHAUSTED

Blue group often fill in the blank

Clue

It has wings

One of its words

SAW

The group's name

___FLY

All four words

SAW, HORSE, FRUIT, BAR

Purple group the trickiest

Clue

Spell it out loud

One of its words

ARTY

The group's name

Sound like two letters

All four words

ARTY, ENVY, EMPTY, CUTIE

Yesterday's answers (#2)

TreesSEQUOIA, FIR, HEMLOCK, ALDER
Things that tickSTOPWATCH, TIMER, CLOCK, METRONOME
___JACKAPPLE, STEEPLE, HI, BLACK
Every vowel, once eachAUDITION, EDUCATION, DIALOGUE, FACETIOUS

___JACK: APPLE + JACK = APPLEJACK · STEEPLE + JACK = STEEPLEJACK · HI + JACK = HIJACK · BLACK + JACK = BLACKJACK

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How our daily groups puzzle works

Sixteen words hide four groups of four. Yellow is the most direct group and purple the trickiest, where the link is usually in the letters or the sound of the words: hidden words, anagrams, rhymes. You get four mistakes, and every puzzle has exactly one solution. Want more? Unlimited groups has a new puzzle every round, and today's word puzzle hints are one click away.

Frequently asked questions

How do the hints work?

Each color has four steps, from least to most revealing: a clue, one of its words, the name of the group, and finally all four words. Open only as many as you need.

Are these hints for the NYT Connections puzzle?

No. They are for our own daily groups puzzle, which you can play on this site. We never publish the answers of another game.

When do the hints change?

At midnight Eastern Time, when the new daily puzzle comes out. Past puzzles and their answers stay in the archive.