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I'm getting a huge kick out of Connections these days. It lends itself to more creative thinking than Wordle, which I also enjoy. But today was a tough one for me. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one 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.

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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.

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The theme is fund. The four answers are kitty, pool, pot and purse.

The theme is court filing. The four answers are action, case, claim and suit.

The theme is landforms. The four answers are basin, bluff, cape and plain.

The theme is they have rays. The four answers are aquarium, geometry, sun and Tampa Bay.