NYT Connections hint (Sun, 30 Aug)

Connections giving you the blues? Those hints slip away like sand between your fingers. But keep a tight grip on that streak!

We've got all the hints and answers you need to complete Connections for another day. So, pick up that puzzle and let's get solving!

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Connections hint for Sunday 30th August

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Where calories go to die.
• 🟩 Green hint: Some beverages require tools!
• 🟦 Blue hint: Four brands united by branding.
• 🟪 Purple hint: The Sheriff fills in the blanks.
• Extra hint 1: One group is united by their choice of mascot.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'R'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Gymnasium
• 🟩 Green: Decanter
• 🟦 Blue: Playboy
• 🟪 Purple: Reward

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!

Today's Connections groups revealed

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• 🟨 Yellow: Exercise Facilities
• 🟩 Green: Wine Accessories
• 🟦 Blue: Brands with Bunny Rabbit Mascots
• 🟪 Purple: Words on an Old West Wanted Poster

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

Connections answer today

Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Sunday, 30th August:

• 🟨 Yellow: Exercise Facilities (Gymnasium, Health Club, Rec Center, YMCA)
• 🟩 Green: Wine Accessories (Aerator, Corkscrew, Decanter, Stopper)
• 🟦 Blue: Brands with Bunny Rabbit Mascots (Cadbury, Energizer, Playboy, Trix)
• 🟪 Purple: Words on an Old West Wanted Poster (Alias, Outlaw, Reward, Wanted)

Today's puzzle was a test in brand recognition and your old-timey vocab. The yellow group was all about fitness, while the green group was about the tools you need to crack open a bottle of wine. The blue group focused on four very different companies who use the same animal in their branding, and the purple group featured words you'd find on a wanted poster.

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!