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Hint for July 10, #395 Connections is to Watch Out for That Purple Category

Once you see the answers for Connections No. 395, for July 10, you won't be able to believe you missed it.

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New York Times Connections word game

In search of today's Connections answers? You've found them.

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All together, now: OHHHHHHH. I thought the categories for today's New York Times Connections puzzle were mostly easier than usual, with one exception. The purple category is often a stumper, and it was for me today, but once I saw it, I clonked myself in the foreheard. I mean, the four words are all parts of something I wear every day. Need more hints than that? Scroll down for hints and the full Connections answer.

And do you also play Wordle? We've got today's Wordle answer and hints too.

We've also got today's answer and some general tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that's just moved out of beta and into the NYT's Games app.

Read more: NYT Connections Could Be the New Wordle: Our Hints and Tips

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: Might happen.

Green group hint: Don't be fresh.

Blue group hint: Finned critters.

Purple group hint: Spectacle sections.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Future likelihood.

Green group: Back talk.

Blue group: Fish.

Purple group: Components of eyeglasses.

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 future likelihood. The four answers are chance, forecast, outlook and prospect.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is back talk. The four answers are attitude, cheek, lip and sass.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is fish. The four answers are bass, fluke, perch and pike.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is components of eyeglasses. The four answers are bridge, lens, rim and temple.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. 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."