NYT Connections hint (Thu, 17 Sep)

It's a new day and you know what that means? There's a brand new Connections puzzle out to test your vocabulary and your patience.

If you're running low on that second resource, we've got you covered with hints and answers for today's puzzle!

Click here to play today's NYT Connections puzzle!

Connections hint for Thursday 17th September

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Things that know how to give without giving up.
• 🟩 Green hint: The city above has a whole world hiding underneath.
• 🟦 Blue hint: The claws are only one part of his résumé.
• 🟪 Purple hint: Four things looking for the same four-letter companion.
• Extra hint 1: The words from one set are united by a common second word.
• Extra hint 2: Every group except purple has at least one word containing the letter 'F'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Give
• 🟩 Green: Well
• 🟦 Blue: Fountain
• 🟪 Purple: Tap

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: Elasticity
• 🟩 Green: Things That Are Underground
• 🟦 Blue: Hugh Jackman Movies, With 'The'
• 🟪 Purple: Love ___

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 Thursday, 17th September:

• 🟨 Yellow: Elasticity (Bounce, Flexibility, Give, Spring)
• 🟩 Green: Things That Are Underground (Mine Shaft, Sewer Line, Subway Station, Well)
• 🟦 Blue: Hugh Jackman Movies, With 'The' (Fountain, Prestige, Sheep Detectives, Wolverine)
• 🟪 Purple: Love ___ (Handles, Language, Tap, Triangle)

The blue group would have been a breeze if you're a Hugh Jackman fan! I have seen a few of his movies, but not enough to nail that piece of the puzzle, unfortunately. It's a rare day when purple isn't the last group to fall into place for me, but here we are! Hopefully these hints made the blue group and the rest of the puzzle easier for you to solve.

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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!