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The New York Times Connections puzzle was kind of tough today. I majored in English, and the green category related to literature, but I did not do well at all. Hope they won’t revoke my degree! Did you struggle at all today? Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.
There’s also news in the Connections world. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one it’s had for some time 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.
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How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”
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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: Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.
Green group hint: Think back to high-school English.
Blue group hint: A punter’s accessory.
Purple group hint: A pronoun in front.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group hint: “Nothing to it!”
Green group hint: Objects from Greek myth.
Blue group hint: Proverbial things to kick.
Purple group hint: Starting with possessive pronouns.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 28, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “nothing to it!.” The four answers are easy, no sweat, piece of cake, sure thing.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is objects from Greek myth. The four answers are aegis, Apple of Discord, Golden Fleece and Pandora’s Box.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is proverbial things to kick. The four answers are can, habit, hornet’s nest and tires.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with possessive pronouns. The four answers are Hershey, histamine, itsy and minefield.
