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Your daily sweet 16 words are back and ready for your best grouping efforts. Popular Links brain breaker New York Times There are four groups of words that have a common theme or characteristic, but they are arranged in a random order for your understanding. Don't forget to take your time — many words have more than one meaning, so think twice before you click.
Today's words: LANGUAGE, TAPE, FARM, NECK, FRENCH, LANGUAGE, DRESSING, LITTLE HOUSE, BANDAGE, MASTER, KISSING, SCISSORS, TALKING, KISSING, MEADOW, And DIALECT.
Today's NYT Connections Tips
The rules are simple: The yellow group is the easiest, the purple group is the hardest (and usually contains the most obscure puns), and the blue and green are somewhere in between. Pick four words at a time — four wrong guesses and you lose.
Without giving too much away, here are your tips:
YELLOW: Yakkity yak yak
GREEN: First base
BLUE: Emergency goods
PURPLE: There's no place like home
Today's NYT Link Groups
Still confused? Now we're entering spoiler territory. Each group's theme has a name. Here are today's:
YELLOW: Spoken Communication
GREEN: Poodle
BLUE: First Aid Kit Products
PURPLE: Home Styles
Today's NYT Connections Answers
Have you been shot? Don't feel bad – Times loves to throw serious curveballs and you've probably tried them before you've had your morning coffee. We'll give you the big reveal here and good luck next time! Or if you caught it, congrats!
YELLOW: DIALECT, LANGUAGE, SPEECH, LANGUAGE
GREEN: FRENCH, KISSING, KISSING, NECK
BLUE: BANDAGE, DRESSING, SCISSORS, TAPE
PURPLE: LITTLE HOUSE, MASTER, MEATBALL, FARM