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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.
- 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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