Connections isn’t meant to be easy, but sometimes it can be more than tricky! If today’s puzzle is kicking your behind, we’ve got you covered with subtle hints and full answers to get you through.
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Connections hint for Friday 9th October
Here are your Connections hints for today:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: No nail biters here.
- 🟩 Green hint: Something else has control.
- 🟦 Blue hint: Time to catch up on the game!
- 🟪 Purple hint: It’s in the air…
- Extra hint 1: One group is united by a common first word.
- Extra hint 2: Every group except purple has at least one word containing the letter ‘P’
If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Romp
- 🟩 Green: Power
- 🟦 Blue: Highlights
- 🟪 Purple: Quotes
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections groups are revealed just below!
Today’s Connections groups revealed
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four correct Connections groups – the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: Decisive Victory
- 🟩 Green: Controlled by a TV Remote
- 🟦 Blue: Features of a Sports Show
- 🟪 Purple: Air ___
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections answer lies ahead!
Connections answer today
Here is the answer to today’s Connections puzzle on Friday, 9th October:
- 🟨 Yellow: Decisive Victory (Blowout, Romp, Rout, Sweep)
- 🟩 Green: Controlled by a TV Remote (Channel, Input, Power, Volume)
- 🟦 Blue: Features of a Sports Show (Highlights, Recap, Scores, Stats)
- 🟪 Purple: Air ___ (Conditioner, Guitar, Kiss, Quotes)
This puzzle has a satisfying mix of sports, television, and a little liguistic misdirection. If the purple group took you a couple of tries, don’t fret! You’re not alone. You’ve got us, and we’ve got your answers.
Let us know in the comments below how you found today’s puzzle! Here’s my grid:
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Congratulations if you got today’s Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!