New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #543 December 5, 2024

Connections is back with another selection of sixteen words that will have you scratching your head. You need to figure out which words go in which groups, and you only have a few mistakes you can make before you lose.

If the rules of Connections make it sound difficult, don’t worry; it’s not impossible. Even if you are stuck, this article is here to help you out with clues, hints, and spoilers to get you through this puzzle with a win.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #543 for December 5, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Apple, Lime, Yellow, Face, Nose, Front, Rhine, Amazon, Surface, Gift, Oracle, Brim, Instinct, Intuit, Outside, and Flair.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want just a hint or two for this browser game, this section is for you. Each expandable section contains a different kind of helpful tip, and you can open them up with the Read More button below them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this
puzzle game
:

1. None of the categories are about rivers or bodies of water.

2. None of the categories are about foods or colors.

3. Lime and Rhine are in the same group, but not because they are almost rhymes.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Predilection, propensity.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Aptitude.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Aptitude.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Flair, Gift, Instinct, Nose.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
Outer, external.

Green Connections Category Answer

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

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Face, Front, Outside, Surface.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this
minimalist puzzle game
:
Like Microsoft, like Google.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Tech Companies.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Tech Companies.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Amazon, Apple, Intuit, Oracle.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
All four of these can be followed by the same five-letter word to make four common things.

Purple Connections Category Answer

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

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Brim, Lime, Rhine, Yellow.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #543 for December 5, 2024

If you just want to see the full answer to this relaxing puzzle game, check out the expandable section below. Inside it are all the categories and the words that go in each one.

• Yellow – Aptitude
  : Flair, Gift, Instinct, Nose
• Green – Exterior
  : Face, Front, Outside, Surface
• Blue – Tech Companies
  : Amazon, Apple, Intuit, Oracle
• Purple – ___ Stone
  : Brim, Lime, Rhine, Yellow

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