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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 31, #1177

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has really fun blue and purple categories. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

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: Think of a long, hollow container.

Green group hint: Careful with that!

Blue group hint: Words for old-time leaders.

Purple group hint: You put soup in this.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Things that come in tubes.

Green group: Warnings on a shipping box.

Blue group: Historical sovereign titles.

Purple group: ____ bowl.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is things that come in tubes.

The four answers are lipstick, poster, tennis balls and toothpaste.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is warnings on a shipping box.

The four answers are fragile,...

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