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Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It’s pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we’re here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know:

1. Think a meal you wouldn’t enjoy.

2. A drink.

3. Wail on an instrument.

4. Think space, sort of.

The answers are below this photo:

1. Qualities of overcooked meat

2. Ingredients in bubble tea

3. Play some electric guitar

4. Planets/dwarf planet with first letter changed

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