Connections' rules of play are easy to get the hang of. Each player is given a table of 16 words. These words must be broken up into four groups of four based on themes and put into categories ranging from easy to difficult. Yellow is considered the easiest category, followed by green, then blue, then purple.

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If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Saturday, October 12, 2024, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Toon time.” For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,

Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Toon time" — starts off easily enough, but becomes rather tricky after the first few answers. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #223,