Subj : NYT Connections today  my hints and answers for Friday, December
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Date : Fri Dec 13 2024 00:15:05

NYT Connections today  my hints and answers for Friday, December 13 (game 
#551)

Date:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:02:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to 
solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that 
challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so 
read on if you need clues. 

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of 
course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and 
answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today 
page covers the original viral word game. 

 SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't 
read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game 
#551) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) 

Today's NYT Connections words are TRASH PHISH CRUSH TROLL BORE SPAM LINKS 
SQUIRT SPRITE TOWED GIANT DRAFTS PIXIE SENT STARRY DRAGON NYT Connections 
today (game #551) - hint #1 - group hints 

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Mythical 
beings GREEN: Message filing BLUE: Fruity fizz PURPLE: Beastly sounds 

Need more clues? 

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what 
the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles NYT 
Connections today (game #551) - hint #2 - group answers 

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: FANTASY 
CREATURES GREEN: EMAIL FOLDERS BLUE: CITRUS SODAS PURPLE: ANIMAL HOMOPHONES 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT 
TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #551) - the answers (Image credit: 
New York Times) 

The answers to today's Connections, game #551, are YELLOW: FANTASY CREATURES 
DRAGON, GIANT, PIXIE, TROLL GREEN: EMAIL FOLDERS DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM, TRASH 
BLUE: CITRUS SODAS CRUSH, SPRITE, SQUIRT, STARRY PURPLE: ANIMAL HOMOPHONES 
BORE, LINKS, PHISH, TOWED My rating: Moderate My score: 2 mistakes 

Being in the UK rather than the US can put you at a serious disadvantage when 
it comes to Connections. 

Yellow and green were fairly straightforward today  although I did initially 
fall into the trap of wanting to put SPAM, TROLL and PHISH together in the 
same group. Blue and Purple baffled me, having no concept whatsoever of 
STARRY or SQUIRT sodas. Starry is a relative newcomer, but I was surprised to 
learn that Squirt has been around since 1938, a plucky grapefruit-flavored 
underdog that has survived the competition and carbonated innovation of big 
soda. 

Over here we are still mourning the passing of Lilt, which has been rebranded 
as the far less exotic Fanta Pineapple & Grapefruit. Although having said 
that, the history of Fanta (Nazi Germanys wartime alternative to Coca-Cola) 
is a worthy Wikipedia rabbit hole. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers 
(Thursday, 12 December, game #550) YELLOW: THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T" TEA, 
TEE (GOLF), TEE (SHIRT), TI (MUSICAL NOTE) GREEN: OBJECTS WITH TEETH COMB, 
GEAR, SAW, ZIPPER BLUE: MILD OATHS FUDGE, GEEZ, NUTS, RATS PURPLE: PARTS OF A 
RIVER BANK, BED, DELTA, MOUTH What is NYT Connections? 

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the 
New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share 
something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green 
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually 
very difficult. 

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as 
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, 
you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing 
room. 

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there 
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For 
instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise 
the answers. 

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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