Looking for today's Connections answer for puzzle #462 from September 15, which is considerably easier than yesterday's answer, the Connections companion rated this puzzle 29 out of 5 for difficulty

We update our Connections hints and tips 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 another time zone, I have included a reflection on yesterday's puzzle, #461

There are spoilers for Connections #462 Only those who want to know the answer to today's Connections should read on

Alternatively, see our NYT Connections How to Play Guide for tips on how to solve the puzzle without our help

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 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 to know the answer, scroll down further

Here's a bigger tip: Don't feel stupid after the weekend: relax and unwind wherever you are

Now, what's the answer to today's game #462, Connections?

Drum roll, please

Surprisingly, two easy categories were easily solved today I started with green and quickly solved Decline, Drop, Dwindle, and Ebb

Next came the yellow category, which was also easily filled with Dwell, Inhabit, Stay, and Live [because Clown, Dweeb, and Turkey were immediately recognizable, but Sap was one half of “sad sap” and not simply a word for something that comes from a maple tree

So today, purple has become rode phil This was great because I had never heard the word “septet” For I had never heard the word septet before: the seven dwarfs, the seven seas, the seven sins, the seven wonders of the world

Are you reading this late in the day? According to Connections Companion, the difficulty level was 34 out of 5

We went down the line yesterday

So first we grabbed grapes, winery, region, and vintage in yellow I put California first and got a strike, but this is regional

I went down the console path of Super, Pro, Switch, and Retro, which took strikes As a result, I started seeing a green category with buttons, knobs, sliders, and switches for console inputs

Connections will tell you if you are close to a category, and by rethinking pro, super, and retro, I began to see sub as a word prefix

I could easily fill in purple Burger King, California King, Lion King, and Prom King Fun categories