NYT Connections puzzle #551 is the Friday, December 13, 2024 edition. Try these four graduated hints before opening the spoiler answer key.
Hints for Connections #551
Use the clues in order, from broad themes to the specific category ideas.
- Think of mythical beings and imagined creatures.
- Think of places or labels used to sort email.
- Think of soft drinks associated with citrus.
- Think of words that sound like animals.
Answers for Friday, December 13, 2024
Spoilers below: The four groups in puzzle #551 are:
- Fantasy Creatures: DRAGON, GIANT, PIXIE, TROLL
- Email Folders: DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM, TRASH
- Citrus Sodas: CRUSH, SPRITE, SQUIRT, STARRY
- Animal Homophones: BORE, LINKS, PHISH, TOWED
Why the last group fits
Each word sounds like an animal name: BORE/boar, LINKS/lynx, PHISH/fish, and TOWED/toad.
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How NYT Connections works
The New York Times describes Connections as a 16-word game: find four groups of four words that share a theme. The category colors range from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. Read the NYT Games Help Center.
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