Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today's Connections puzzlehas a super-fun purple category, especially if you're an Anglophile like me. And my colleague Katie Collins, from the UK, should appreciate it, since she's written about how tough it is to do the New York Times word puzzles when you didn't grow up with American slang. 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. And players who are 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.Read more:Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every TimeHints for today's Connections groupsHere 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: Ditch or trench.Green group hint: At hand.Blue group hint: More than a snack.Purple group hint: Pip-pip, Cheerio!Answers for today's Connections groupsYellow group: Crater.Green group: Accessible.Blue group: Substantial, as a meal.Purple group: Britishisms.Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, #618. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is crater. The four answers are cavity, hole, hollow and pit.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is accessible. The four answers are available, handy, nearby and ready.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is substantial, as a meal. The four answers are filling, heart, solid and square.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Britishisms. The four answers are butty, chippy, footy and telly.