Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.

Today's NYT Connections words are…

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We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

The answers to today's Connections, game #501, are…

I wonder how many Connections players also play Wordle? I'd guess that the crossover is pretty high – in fact, I'd wager that almost everyone who plays this game also tries to solve that one each day too. And with that in mind, I wonder how many made the mistake that I did today and played four Wordle start words as a group.

It's hardly surprising that people would be thrown off the scent here. ADIEU, CRANE, SLATE and AUDIO absolutely make sense as a group, because they are the two most popular start words and the two best (according to WordleBot, the NYT's in-game helper

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