Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 12, #640

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If you're a baker, the yellow category in today's Connections puzzle should be a breeze for you. My favorite category today was the blue one, and if you're like me, once you read the answers, you're going to mentally test those words out. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

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: Want a slice?

Green group hint: Barns are often this hue.

Blue group hint: Poets may struggle with these.

Purple group hint: Think Willy Wonka.