NYT Connections hint (Wed, 2 Sep)

Connections is no walk in the park. But it's not supposed to be a marathon sprint, either! If your puzzle is testing you a little too hard today, we've got you covered.

Subtle hints? We've got 'em. Full answers? We've got those too! So, get that puzzle back out and let's get solving.

Click here to play today's NYT Connections puzzle!

Connections hint for Wednesday 2nd September

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Astonishing.
• 🟩 Green hint: Tools in a musician's kit.
• 🟦 Blue hint: These dogs actually passed the bark test.
• 🟪 Purple hint: These one's didn't
• Extra hint 1: Two groups are composed of common phrases with the same second word.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'T'

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

• 🟨 Yellow: Floor
• 🟩 Green: Bow
• 🟦 Blue: Rescue
• 🟪 Purple: Salty

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: Flabbergast
• 🟩 Green: Things in a Violin Case
• 🟦 Blue: ___ Dogs (That Are Dogs)
• 🟪 Purple: ___ Dogs (That Aren't Dogs)

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 Wednesday, 2nd September:

• 🟨 Yellow: Flabbergast (Dazzle, Floor, Stun, Wow)
• 🟩 Green: Things in a Violin Case (Bow, Mute, Rosin, Shoulder Rest)
• 🟦 Blue: ___ Dogs (That Are Dogs) (Hunting, Rescue, Sausage, Sheep)
• 🟪 Purple: ___ Dogs (That Aren't Dogs) (Corn, Prairie, Salty, Top)

This puzzle is one of the most enjoyable ones I've solved in a while! It took me far longer than I'd like to admit to separate the dogs that are dogs from the dogs that aren't dogs, but I got there in the end. Hopefully you did too!

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!