NYT Connections hint (Wed, 22 Jul)

Is your streak hanging on by a thread? Don't worry! We've got your back. So strap back in and pull up that Connections puzzle, because it's solving time!

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Connections hint for Wednesday 22nd July

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Are there peanuts in this?
• 🟩 Green hint: Terms from the green.
• 🟦 Blue hint: Social media buzzwords.
• 🟪 Purple hint: Features from the savanna.
• Extra hint 1: One group is sports-related and another is animal-related.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'S'

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

• 🟨 Yellow: Hives
• 🟩 Green: Par
• 🟦 Blue: Tweets
• 🟪 Purple: Tail

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: Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction
• 🟩 Green: On a Golf Scorecard
• 🟦 Blue: Platform-Specific Posts
• 🟪 Purple: Features of a Zebra

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 Wednesday, 22nd July:

• 🟨 Yellow: Symptoms of an Allergic Reaction (Hives, Itching, Rash, Redness)
• 🟩 Green: On a Golf Scorecard (Hole, Par, Score, Strokes)
• 🟦 Blue: Platform-Specific Posts (Pins, Snaps, Tweets, Vines)
• 🟪 Purple: Features of a Zebra (Hooves, Mane, Tail, White Stripes)

This puzzle had an even blend of sports, social media, zoology, and health. The yellow group focused on common symptoms of an allergic reaction, while the green group was golf-related. The blue group honed in on social media key words, and the purple one was all about the majestic zebra. I think that's the first time I have ever sorted the purple group first!

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!