New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #538 November 30, 2024

Connections is a short, daily word puzzle game from the puzzle masters over at the New York Times Games. These can get pretty challenging; not only do you have to know all the definitions of all the words, know something about each category, and be able to sort them with few mistakes, you also only have the words themselves as clues.

If you are stuck on this difficult puzzle game, you can find all the help you need to solve it in the sections below. Each one contains a different kind of hint, from spoilers to general clues to category-specific help. No matter what you need to win, you can find it in this guide.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #538 for November 30, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Rock, Palm, Fast, Modern, Nail, Swing, Screw, Knuckle, Pocket, Ace, Tap, Swipe, Curve, Jazz, Lift, and Crush.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each of the many sections below contains a different kind of spoiler or clue for this free mobile game similar to Wordle, and all of them are covered up for your convenience. Open them up with the Read More button below.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this
puzzle game
:

1. None of these categories are about music genres, but you are kind of close.

2. None of these are about tools or items used in fixing/creating items.

3. Fast and Screw are in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Other things you could put in this category: Ballroom, Ballet, Break.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Dance Styles.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Dance Styles.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Jazz, Modern, Swing, Tap.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
To loot, to pilfer.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Steal.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Steal.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Lift, Palm, Pocket, Swipe.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
To master, to become a champion.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Perform Well On.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Perform Well On.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Ace, Crush, Nail, Rock.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this
puzzle game that can make you smarter
:
All these items can be followed up by the same four-letter word to create four common sports phrases.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
___ Ball Pitches.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
___ Ball Pitches.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Curve, Fast, Knuckle, Screw.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #538 for November 30, 2024

Searching for the full answer to this browser-based puzzle game? The complete spoiler is hidden in the section below; there you can find all the categories and the words that go inside them.

• Yellow – Dance Styles
  : Jazz, Modern, Swing, Tap
• Green – Steal
  : Lift, Palm, Pocket, Swipe
• Blue – Perform Well On
  : Ace, Crush, Nail, Rock
• Purple – ___ Ball Pitches
  : Curve, Fast, Knuckle, Screw

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website, available on almost any device with a browser.