Looking for today's Connections answer for puzzle #420 on August 4, a little easier than yesterday's answer, this puzzle from Connections Companion has a difficulty rating of 26 out of 5

We update our Connections clues and hints daily And if the hints aren't enough, you can see all four solutions along with the category title and related words In addition, for those of you reading this in a different time zone, I have included a reflection on yesterday's puzzle, #419

Connection #420 contains a spoiler Only read this if you want to know the answer to today's connection

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While today's wordle solution guide recommends the best wordle starting words as a strategy, the Connections solution depends on identifying the categories that are connected from the 16 words The difficulty of each category is represented by a color, with yellow being the easiest grouping and purple the most difficult Hints are helpful as the answer is displayed after four wrong guesses

If you need a hint to help you solve the groupings, here are each theme in order of difficulty:

If you read these hints, you should at least find the answer to today's connection If not, please continue reading for larger hints Also, if you only want the answer, scroll down further

There is a bigger clue Today's puzzle is a double, letter, double meaning, anything goes

Now, what is the answer to today's game #420 Connection?

Drum roll please

I found the blue category first

Then the purple category, which was easy since I grew up in a coastal area Over the years I have heard all kinds of nicknames for the ocean

Next was yellow, which was quickly filled in when I started looking for other words that would fit my buddy

Green then became a memorized fill

Are you reading this late in the day? According to Connections Companion, the difficulty level was 3 out of 5

As outgoing President Biden would say, malarkey-on was in his head With three of the four answers around the corner, I turned first to the blue category and its nonsense Tripe was the next most likely edible organ category after stomach and tongue, so I had to worry, but I'm glad I did

Yellow filled in quickly from there, with high, kick, rush, and thrill

I could have snagged green or purple here, but I saw bear and stomach while snagging the other two But I saw the bear and stomach between the other two snags, so I needed a stand and take for tolerance

The purple category was cute with heels, mouse, remote control, and clicking tongue It may have had something to do with the awful trailer for the recently released "Wicked," but it put me in the frame of mind of "The Wizard of Oz"