Today’s Connections puzzle is a challenging one. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers.

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: Computer chat.

Green group hint: Microsoft Excel.

Blue group hint: Famous singers.

Purple group hint: Furry, feathered and finned friends.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Video call platforms.

Green group: Spreadsheet features.

Blue group: First names of country music legends.

Purple group: Starting with pets.

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is video call platforms.

The four answers are Huddle, Meet, Teams and Zoom.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is spreadsheet features.

The four answers are formula, function, macro and script.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is first names of country music legends.

The four answers are Dolly, Johnny, Patsy and Willie.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starting with pets.

The four answers are birdie, cattle, dogie and fisheye.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.

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