Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 26, #564
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this New York Times Connect Puzzle There are some easy categories today, especially the green group, I think. Even though the purple group is supposed to be tricky, I’m a little obsessed with its theme. I bet it will show up in another puzzle one day. Read on for today’s hookup tips and answers.
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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: almost.
Green group tips: Oak or elm.
Blue group tips: significant.
Purple group tips: Minnesota and Washington state are among them.
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: About.
Green group: trees.
Blue group: In terms of quantity, it is quite large.
purple group U.S. state abbreviations, according to the Associated Press style guide.
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
NYT Connections puzzle completed on December 26, 2024.
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is approx. The four answers are about, approximately, similar, and roughly.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is trees. The four answers are elderberry, palm tree, pine and spruce.
blue words in today’s connection
In terms of quantity, this topic is huge. The four answers are handsome, healthy, respected, and neat.
purple words in today’s connection
Subjects are abbreviations for U.S. states, according to the Associated Press style guide. The four answers are ALA, ARK, MISS and ORE.
