Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 9, #547
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Need answers to the following questions New York Times Connect Puzzle? big book, Waddell More of a vocabulary test, but connect More like a brainteaser. You are given 16 words and asked to sort them into four groups that are related to each other in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you with words that fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s hookup tips and answers.
There’s news in the Connections world, too. The Times now has a connected robotlike what Wordle has been using for some time. When you’re done playing, go there to receive your numerical score and let the program analyze your answers. And players registered in the Times Game section It’s now possible to trance by tracking their progressincluding the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of perfect scores obtained, and winning streaks.
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How to play connect
It’s easy to play. It’s hard to win. Look at these 16 words and mentally assign them to the four relevant groups. Click on the four words that you think go together. The groups are color-coded, but you don’t know what’s going where until you see the answer. The yellow group is the easiest, then the green group, then the blue group, and the purple group is the hardest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection is only with part of the word. Once, the four words were grouped because each began with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”
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Today’s Tips for Connecting Groups
Here are four tips for connecting the groups in today’s puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tips: Pause and think.
Green group tips: Light it up.
Blue group tips: Laboratory instruments.
Purple group tips: It marks the place.
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: Deliberation.
Green group: Used to make fire.
Blue group: For viewing biological samples.
Purple group: The word after “X”
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is well thought out. The four answers are think, reflect, examine, and consider.
Green words in today’s connection
This theme is used to make a fire. The four answers are flint, lighter, magnifying glass and matches.
blue words in today’s connection
This theme is used for viewing biological samples. The four answers are microscope, slide, specimen and stain.
purple words in today’s connection
Subject is the word after “X”. The four answers are factors, files, games, and rays.
