The current NYT Connections game features enjoyable blue and purple categories. Continue reading for clues and the solutions to today’s puzzle.

Below are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections game, ordered from the simplest yellow category to the demanding purple category.

Yellow group hint: Exercise period.

Green group hint: Raise a glass!

Blue group hint: Earn a carrot!

Purple group hint: No longer living or still breathing.

Solutions for today’s Connections categories

Yellow group: Places to work out.

Green group: Items for serving wine.

Blue group: Companies using rabbit mascots.

Purple group: Terms from an Old West wanted poster.

What are today’s Connections solutions?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is places to work out.

The four answers are gymnasium, health club, rec center and YMCA.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is items for serving wine.

The four answers are aerator, corkscrew, decanter and stopper.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is companies using rabbit mascots.

The four answers are Cadbury, Energizer, Playboy and Trix.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is terms from an Old West wanted poster.

The four answers are alias, outlaw, reward and wanted.

Gael Cooper

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture enthusiast, co-wrote "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," plus "The Totally Sweet '90s." She has worked as a journalist since 1989 at outlets including Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She embodies Gen X in timing, language and actions. Should Marathon candy bars return, she will lead the line.