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Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It’s pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we’re here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know:

1. Think something that happens to your car.

2. Giant.

3. What your parent tells you not to do.

4. Think sports.

The answers are below this photo:

1. Blemish

2. Behemoth

3. Rude things to do

4. On a baseball field

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Connections hints, clues and answers on Thursday, September 11 2025

Reporting by Charles Curtis, For The Win / For The Win

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