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NYT Connections puzzle #519 for Monday, November 11, 2024, groups the 16 words into chocolate bars, words meaning “gist,” kinds of bras, and names that complete “___ Bird.” The complete groupings are below, so stop before the spoiler section if you want to solve it yourself.
Hints for Connections #519
Try these category clues before looking at the answers:
- Yellow: Candy favorites.
- Green: The central point or general idea.
- Blue: Items that offer a particular kind of support.
- Purple: Add a word before “Bird.”
Spoiler: Monday’s Connections answers
The puzzle’s 16 words were CRUNCH, SUBSTANCE, DEMI, BIG, THRUST, SPORTS, MARS, MEAT, EARLY, CORE, DOVE, LADY, SUE, PUSH-UP, PAYDAY, and WIRELESS.
| Color | Connection | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Chocolate bars | CRUNCH, DOVE, MARS, PAYDAY |
| Green | Gist | CORE, MEAT, SUBSTANCE, THRUST |
| Blue | Kinds of bras | DEMI, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS |
| Purple | ___ BIRD | BIG, EARLY, LADY, SUE |
Why the word bank could mislead
CRUNCH, THRUST, and PUSH-UP suggest another pattern
CRUNCH, THRUST, and PUSH-UP can all evoke exercise, but they belong to three different groups here: CRUNCH is a chocolate bar, THRUST means gist, and PUSH-UP is a kind of bra. The category is not “workouts.”
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Two groups rely on specifically American references
The chocolate-bar group includes US candy brands that may be unfamiliar to some players outside the United States. The purple group uses BIG, EARLY, LADY, and SUE as words that precede “Bird”; SUE refers to basketball player Sue Bird.
What contemporary coverage reported about the solve
TechRadar’s Marc McLaren, its Global Editor in Chief, described his own solve as hard and reported making three mistakes. He noted that, as a UK-based writer, he did not recognize PAYDAY, CRUNCH, and DOVE as chocolate bars. Forbes contributor Kris Holt also described getting stuck on DOVE, CRUNCH, PAYDAY, and SUE Bird. These are the writers’ individual experiences, not a measure of how difficult players generally found the puzzle.
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The solution is corroborated in TechRadar’s November 11, 2024, coverage and Forbes’ report published November 10 and updated November 11, 2024.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The cited 2024 coverage describes the daily puzzle as playable on the NYT website and Games app, with play available on desktop or mobile. Those reports do not establish current subscription or pricing terms.
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