NYT Connections Hints and Answers for December 6, 2024: Puzzle #544

This guide is for the Friday, December 6, 2024 edition of NYT Connections, puzzle #544—not the different puzzle published on December 6, 2025. Category clues appear first; the complete groups follow below.

Hints for Connections #544

Try to find the four-word group for each category before scrolling to the answers.

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4		Easy - Medium Crossword Puzzle Book For Adults and Seniors - 100 Big Font Puzzles: Engaging...	$10.99	Buy on Amazon
5		Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More! (New York Times Games Books)	$26.10	Buy on Amazon

• Yellow: Words for confusing someone or leaving them puzzled.
• Green: Terms associated with putting a curse on someone.
• Blue: Names of characters from the Toy Story franchise.
• Purple: Informal endings that can be added to words to form expressions.

Answers for December 6, 2024

Yellow — BAFFLE: PERPLEX, PUZZLE, STUMP, VEX.

Green — CURSE: HEX, JINX, POX, SPELL.

Blue — “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS: BUZZ, HAMM, REX, SLINKY.

Purple — COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES: CORE, GATE, MANIA, PILL.

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