New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #544 December 6, 2024

Connections is back with sixteen words that need to be sorted into four mystery categories. If you want to win, you can’t make more than three mistakes, and you need to figure out all four of the categories.

If you already know how to play Connections, you might still need help with today’s puzzle. If you are looking for help, though, this article is filled with it. Inside there are all sorts of general hints, category clues, and more.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #544 for December 6, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Puzzle, Mania, Buzz, Gate, Core, Hex, Vex, Rex, Slinky, Stump, Pox, Perplex, Jinx, Hamm, Spell, and Pilled.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each of the expandable sections below contains a different helpful hint or spoiler to help you get closer to the answer for this PC puzzle game. Take a peek inside for any help you need for today’s puzzle.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories are about words that rhyme or have the same letters/amount of letters in them.

2. None of the categories are about generic toys, but there is one about very specific kinds of Toys.

3. Core and Gate are in the same category, but it has nothing to do with names or parts of Scifi TV shows.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Baffle.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Baffle.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Perplex, Puzzle, Stump, Vex.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
A bane, a desired disaster.

Green Connections Category Answer

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

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Hex, Jinx, Pox, Spell.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Family movie friends.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
“Toy Story” Characters, Familiarly.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
“Toy Story” Characters, Familiarly.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Slinky.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this
free browser game
:
Suffixes for meme words, popular phrases, and slang.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Colloquial Suffixes.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Colloquial Suffixes.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Core, Gate, Mania, Pilled.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #544 for December 6, 2024

If you are looking for the full answer of this minimalist puzzle game, open up the expandable section below. Inside will be the complete answer, which includes the categories and which words go where.

• Yellow – Baffle
  : Perplex, Puzzle, Stump, Vex
• Green – Curse
  : Hex, Jinx, Pox, Spell
• Blue – “Toy Story” Characters, Familiarly
  : Buzz, Hamm, Rex, Slinky
• Purple – Colloquial Suffixes
  : Core, Gate, Mania, Pilled

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