You need the answers for the puzzle? To me, it's more of a vocabulary test, but it's also a brainteaser.

You're given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected.

Sometimes the connections are obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group.

Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.

There's also news in the Connections world, similar to what 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 see their stats, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score, and their win streak.

Playing is easy.

Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four.

Click on the four words you think go together.

The groups are coded by color, though you don't know what goes where until you see the answers.

The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest.

Look at the words carefully and think about related terms.

Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word.

Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including 'Rushmore' and 'Journeyman.

' 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.