New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #557 December 19, 2024

Connections is here to challenge your brain. The way this game works is that you have a selection of words, and each needs to go into one of four mystery categories. You don’t get any clues on top of the words themselves, and you can make few mistakes.

But actually playing the game is harder than how the rules of Connections might make it sound; you’ll need to know a lot about all the categories and words, and you’ll need to be able to think outside the box to put everything together.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #557 for December 19, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Tap, Tug, Keg, Barrel, Table, Sub, Barge, Hammer, Counter, Ladder, Gorilla, Shelve, Junk, Delay, Stoll, and Postpone.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are struggling with this mind-boggling puzzle game, you can find help in the sections below. They contain everything from general hints to category spoilers in the sections below.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these groups are focused around number of letters, backwards words, starting letters, or anything similar.

2. None of these categories are about wooden objects or storage objects.

3. Gorilla and Hammer go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this
PC puzzle game
:
To set aside, adjourn.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Defer.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Defer.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Delay, Postpone, Shelve, Table.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
Things you see when you head to the pub for a pint.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Bar Fixtures.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Bar Fixtures.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Counter, Keg, Stool, Tap.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Boats and other flotilla.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Watercraft.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Watercraft.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Barge, Junk, Sub, Tug.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
Diddy, Funky, and
Cranky Kong
.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Seen in
Donkey Kong.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Seen in
Donkey Kong.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Barrel, Gorilla, Hammer, Ladder.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #557 for December 19, 2024

If you just want to see the full answer to this mobile puzzle game, open the expandable section below and peek inside. In it, you can see all the categories and the words that belong in each.

• Yellow – Defer
  : Delay, Postpone, Shelve, Table
• Green – Bar Fixtures
  : Counter, Keg, Stool, Tap
• Blue – Watercraft
  : Barge, Junk, Sub, Tug
• Purple – Seen in
  Donkey Kong
  
  : Barrel, Gorilla, Hammer, Ladder

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