Today’s NYT Connections Answers Dec 24, #562 - Daily Updates & Hints

Drumroll, please...there is a new daily puzzle on the block! NYT connections puzzle, similar to Wordle, but five times the fun! After his hugely successful beta phase, NYT decided to keep it going. The Connections game will have you obsessively digging into your dictionary to find the four groups of words that share a common thread.

Need today's Connections answers? Then stay right here and keep scrolling for spoilers! If you'd rather solve it by yourself, head to our Connections hints page below to reveal the hints slowly.

What are the NYT Connections answers today?

Today's Connections answers aren't too tricky (but it depends on who you speak to). You just need to select four groups of four words in the four-by-four grid without making more than four mistakes.

We will update this article daily with the Connections answers today to help you solve the four-by-four daily grid. Head to our Connections hints page below if you’re looking for a little extra help without spoiling the answers.

Today’s Connections Groups Hints

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NYT Connection Answer Clues

Want to solve today’s NYT Connections game by yourself to create four groups of four? See if any of these hints help!

1. 🟡 Yellow Group
   From The Wizard of Oz.
2. 🟢 Green Group
   Affectionate term for a pal.
3. 🔵 Blue Group
   Homophones of letter pairs.
4. 🟣 Purple Group
   3 times = Famous music.

Today’s NYT Connections Answers

Want to know the answers and groups for NYT Connections daily game? We have them here.

Dec 24, 2024 #562

1. “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!”: BEARS, LIONS, OH MY, TIGERS
2. BELOVED, AS A FRIEND: CLOSE, DEAR, INTIMATE, TIGHT
3. WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS: BEES, EASE, JAYS, USE
4. WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLES: BILLS, BYE, GIMME, PLEASE

Yesterday’s NYT Connection Answers

Dec 23, 2024 #561

1. 🟡 HOMOPHONES: EWE, U, YEW, YOU
2. 🟢 NECKLINES: BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, V
3. 🔵 WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000: GRAND, K, M, THOU
4. 🟣 SUPER ___: 8, BOWL, GLUE, TUESDAY

How do I Play NYT Connections?

If you're new to the NYT Connections puzzle here's how to play. On your grid, you'll start with sixteen words that you have to place into four groups. To submit a category guess you have to look for four words with a common thread. Once you’ve selected your words, you need to click/tap to select each word and press submit. If your guess is correct, it will change color; Connections has four difficulty levels. Each group is given a color which will reveal as you solve.

🟡 Yellow - Straightforward and easy

🟢 Green - Potentially unfamiliar terms or trivia

🔵 Blue - Potentially unfamiliar terms or trivia

🟣 Purple - Trickiest category to guess

NYT Connections Solutions History - Answer Archive

Here are all of the past Connections game previous answers. Every time a new puzzle comes out, we will update this, so stay tuned!

NYT Connection FAQs

Got a question about the daily Connections word game? See if we’ve answered it here.

What time does the NYT Connections puzzle come out?

The NYT Connections daily puzzle is refreshed at midnight local time.

Who edits the NYT Connections game?

The current version of NYT Connections is edited by crossword constructor Wyna Liu who has been editing puzzles at The Times since 2020. Find today's Connections answer here.

Where can I play the NYT Connections?

You can play NYT Connections online and on mobile with the New York Times Game App.

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