Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections Companions live every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong companion, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding companion.

Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. That purple category is one of the Connections puzzle's favorites: Four words are considered related because of words that are hidden inside them.