NYT Connections hint (Thu, 24 Sep)

Whether you just need a subtle hint to knock today's puzzle out of the park, or a full answer or two, we've got them. You worked too hard on that streak to lose it now!

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Connections hint for Thursday 24th September

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: What hunts the night.
• 🟩 Green hint: Things that go 'boing'
• 🟦 Blue hint: E.T. gets it.
• 🟪 Purple hint: They're more similar than you'd think.
• Extra hint 1: Mix one group up and you'd still end up with the same result!
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'T'

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

• 🟨 Yellow: Cape
• 🟩 Green: Bobblehead
• 🟦 Blue: Foam Finger
• 🟪 Purple: The Bear

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: Parts of a Vampire Costume
• 🟩 Green: Things With Spring/s
• 🟦 Blue: Featuring Pointing
• 🟪 Purple: Anagrams

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, 24th September:

• 🟨 Yellow: Parts of a Vampire Costume (Cape, Face Paint, Fake Blood, Fangs)
• 🟩 Green: Things With Spring/s (Bobblehead, Pogo Stick, Snakes in a Can, Trampoline)
• 🟦 Blue: Featuring Pointing (Creation of Adam, Foam Finger, I'm With Stupid Shirt, Uncle Sam)
• 🟪 Purple: Anagrams (Beer Hat, Breathe, Herb Tea, The Bear)

If you made it this far, congratulations! That was a tricky one. The trick with Connections is not to get too hung up on a certain pattern. If you're used to making your connections based on meaning alone, cast your net a little wider! Sometimes you might get an anagram, like today, or even a clue you can only hear aloud.

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!