New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #541 December 3, 2024

Connections is back with another collection of sixteen words that will boggle your mind and have you scratching your head. And you only have a couple of tries to get everything in the right place.

If you already know how to play Connections and are stuck on today’s puzzle, you can find help below. This article contains all sorts of helpful clues, spoilers, and more to make sure you make it through today’s puzzle with a win.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #541 for December 3, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Cookie, Emmy, Grammy, Katie, Junior, Oscar, Tony, Pop, Cece, Mummy, Count, Meadow, Snuffy, Cuz, Carmela, and Edie.

What is the Definition of Cuz?

Cuz is a shortened form of the word “because.” It can also be used as a shortened form of the word “cousin.”

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each of the sections below hides a clue or two for today’s puzzle. Open them up with the Read More button below each one to uncover the hint for this puzzle game.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this
mobile-friendly puzzle game
:

1. None of these categories are about awards and award shows for movies/TV/etc.

2. None of thess groups are about monsters.

3. Emmy and Katie are in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Crime family on TV.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is

Sopranos
.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Sopranos.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Carmela, Junior, Meadow, Tony.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
Other things you could put in this category: Dada, Paw Paw, Sis.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
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is
Familial Nicknames.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
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is
Familial Nicknames.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cuz, Grammy, Mummy, Pop.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Famous TV puppets.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
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is
“Sesame Street” Characters.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
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is
“Sesame Street” Characters.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cookie, Count, Oscar, Snuffy.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
Other things you could put in this category: Dede,
Eevee
, Ellie.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Names that Sound Like Two Letters.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Names that Sound Like Two Letters.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cece, Edie, Emmy, Katie.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #541 for December 3, 2024

Searching for the full answer to this puzzle? The whole spoiler for today’s New York Times Games Connections is in the section below. Open it up to see all the categories and what words go in them.

• Yellow – Sopranos
  : Carmela, Junior, Meadow, Tony
• Green – Familial Nicknames
  : Cuz, Grammy, Mummy, Pop
• Blue – “Sesame Street” Characters
  : Cookie, Count, Oscar, Snuffy
• Purple – Names that Sound Like Two Letters
  : Cece, Edie, Emmy, Katie

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