NYT Connections #534 was published on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The puzzle’s four groups are workplace rewards, words meaning “disregard,” kinds of crackers, and things connected to Eloise. If you want to solve it yourself, start with the graduated hints below and stop before the answer section.
Date note: This is the 2024 puzzle numbered #534—not the separate November 26, 2025 puzzle, which was #899.
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Hints for Connections #534
Connections gives you 16 words and asks you to divide them into four groups of four. The categories can overlap, so look for the most specific, defensible relationship rather than simply grouping words that seem related. You have a limited number of incorrect guesses, which makes it useful to solve the clearest group first.
Yellow hint
Think of positive things an employee might receive or earn at work. This group includes rewards, increased compensation, and advancement.
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Green hint
Four words mean to disregard, fail to notice, dismiss, or leave something out of consideration.
Blue hint
Four entries are familiar cracker names or types of crackers. Some may look like ordinary nouns until you read them as snack-food references.
Purple hint
The remaining words point to a famous six-year-old children’s-book character, the hotel where she lives, and two animal companions associated with her story.
One-line spoiler-light hint
Catch up on some reading while getting a cracker snack so you don’t get disregarded at work.
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The Connections #534 grid
These were the 16 entries in the November 26, 2024 puzzle:
- ANIMAL
- CLUB
- GOLDFISH
- RITZ
- ELOISE
- PLAZA
- PUG
- TURTLE
- BONUS
- EQUITY
- PROMOTION
- RAISE
- DISCOUNT
- FORGET
- IGNORE
- OVERLOOK
If you are still solving, the answer section begins below.
Connections #534 answers
| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Good things to get at work | BONUS, EQUITY, PROMOTION, RAISE |
| Green | Disregard | DISCOUNT, FORGET, IGNORE, OVERLOOK |
| Blue | Kinds of crackers | ANIMAL, CLUB, GOLDFISH, RITZ |
| Purple | Featured in Eloise | ELOISE, PLAZA, PUG, TURTLE |
Yellow: Good things to get at work
BONUS, EQUITY, PROMOTION, RAISE
This is the most direct group in the puzzle. A bonus is an additional payment or reward, while a raise increases an employee’s regular pay. Equity can refer to an ownership stake or stock compensation, and a promotion is advancement to a higher role or level.
These four words are not identical forms of compensation: promotion is primarily a career advancement, while the other three can relate more directly to financial reward. But all are plausible positive outcomes an employee might receive at work.
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DISCOUNT, FORGET, IGNORE, OVERLOOK
In this category, discount is used as a verb meaning to dismiss, undervalue, or treat something as unimportant—not as a sale or price reduction. That second meaning is the puzzle’s main red herring.
Forget can mean to fail to keep something in mind, ignore means to pay no attention to it, and overlook can mean to fail to notice or consider something. Each therefore fits the broader idea of disregarding something.
Blue: Kinds of crackers
ANIMAL, CLUB, GOLDFISH, RITZ
Read these as cracker references rather than as unrelated everyday words:
- Animal points to animal crackers.
- Club points to Club Crackers.
- Goldfish points to Goldfish crackers.
- Ritz is the name of the familiar snack-cracker brand.
The category mixes a generic type—animal crackers—with branded cracker names. That is why ANIMAL and GOLDFISH can initially seem as though they belong together as creatures, while CLUB and RITZ may look like unrelated nouns or names.
Purple: Featured in Eloise
ELOISE, PLAZA, PUG, TURTLE
Eloise is the children’s book by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight, about a six-year-old girl who lives at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. The Plaza supplies PLAZA, and the character’s name supplies ELOISE. The remaining entries, PUG and TURTLE, refer to animal companions associated with Eloise.
For readers who want to explore the literary source of this category, the original Eloise book is the relevant place to start. It is not needed to solve the puzzle, but it explains why the final four words belong together. Disclosure: this is an editorially relevant book recommendation; availability and purchasing terms may vary.
How to solve this puzzle efficiently
- Take the workplace cluster first. BONUS, EQUITY, PROMOTION, and RAISE form a tight group with little interpretive stretching.
- Test DISCOUNT as a verb. Once you move away from its shopping meaning, DISCOUNT joins FORGET, IGNORE, and OVERLOOK as a synonym-like set.
- Look for product names. ANIMAL, CLUB, GOLDFISH, and RITZ become clear when “crackers” is supplied as the missing category word.
- Use the leftovers for the reference category. ELOISE, PLAZA, PUG, and TURTLE resolve to the world of the children’s book.
The recommended order is an editorial solving strategy based on the apparent strength of the categories, not a claim about a measured success rate. The key traps are DISCOUNT’s shopping meaning and the animal-related appearance of ANIMAL, GOLDFISH, PUG, and TURTLE.
Why the date matters
Search results can surface a different article for November 26 because the date recurred in 2025. The puzzle requested here is specifically Connections #534 from November 26, 2024. The later November 26, 2025 game was numbered #899, so its clues and answers should not be combined with this solution.
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- Word Hint’s archive entry for November 26, 2024, which records the grid, hints, and solution groups.
- Simon & Schuster’s publisher page for Eloise, which confirms the book’s authorship and Plaza Hotel setting.
- The official RITZ site, which identifies RITZ as a cracker brand.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the answer to Connections #534 for November 26, 2024?
The groups are: BONUS, EQUITY, PROMOTION, RAISE for good things to get at work; DISCOUNT, FORGET, IGNORE, OVERLOOK for disregard; ANIMAL, CLUB, GOLDFISH, RITZ for kinds of crackers; and ELOISE, PLAZA, PUG, TURTLE for things featured in Eloise.
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What does DISCOUNT mean in the green group?
Here, DISCOUNT is a verb meaning to dismiss, undervalue, or disregard something. It is not being used in the shopping sense of a reduced price.
Is this the November 26, 2025 Connections puzzle?
No. This article covers Connections #534, published November 26, 2024. The November 26, 2025 puzzle was a different game, numbered #899.
The Bottom Line
The cleanest route through Connections #534 is workplace rewards first, disregard second, cracker names third, and Eloise references last. The two major traps are DISCOUNT’s alternate meaning and the animal words that appear to form a tempting but incorrect group.
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