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.

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The answers to today's Connections, game #465, are…

Something-minus-a-letter is a favorite Connections type for purple, so I always try to spot it. Solving purple isn't always necessary, but these types are generally easier to answer than some other kinds, because you don't need much specialist knowledge – just the ability to add a letter and form some other words. And so it was today, with SNOOP(Y), DROOP(Y), GOOF(Y) and LAD(Y) all being CARTOON DOGS MINUS “Y”.

Completing purple meant that I didn't have to worry so much about the other groups, because I only needed two of the three (supposedly) easier ones. I got them in

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