Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 27, #565

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The New York Times Connections puzzle wasn’t too tough today, but the purple category has one of my favorite weird word tricks. Here’s the hint: Some last names have other meanings, so they can fool you into thinking they’re not names. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

There’s also news in the Connections world. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one it’s had for some time for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Diner standards.

Green group hint: Slam that like button, You Tubers say.

Blue group hint: A rhino has one.

Purple group hint: I’d like to thank the Academy.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group hint: Breakfast sides.

Green group hint: Pushes, as a button.

Blue group hint: They have a horn.

Purple group hint: Oscar-winning actors.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is breakfast sides. The four answers are bacon, grits, hash and toast.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is pushes, as a button. The four answers are clicks, hits, presses and taps.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is they have a horn. The four answers are Africa, bugler, car and unicorn.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Oscar-winning actors. The four answers are Bridges, Irons, Phoenix and Washington.