NYT Connections Today – My Hints and Answers for Saturday, December 14 (Game #552)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need pointers.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play some word games. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #552) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TO GO
- SOLE
- REAL
- BUTTER
- FLUKE
- SOLD
- DIVA
- SOL
- ONCE
- SOLO
- TANG
- YUAN
- POUND
- TWICE
- WORLD
- MATTE
NYT Connections Today (Game #552) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Things with fins
- VEGETABLES: The bids are in
- BLUE: Purchasing power
- PURPLE: No mugs
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #552) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FISH
- GREEN: WORDS IN AN AUCTION-END SENTENCE
- BLUE: GLOBAL CURRENCY
- PURPLE: WORDS FOR “CUP”
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #552) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #552 are…
- YELLOW: FISH FLUKE, mullet, sole, tang
- GREEN: WORDS IN AN AUCTION-END SENTENCE GOING, ONCE, SOLD, TWICE
- BLUE: GLOBAL CURRENCY POUND, REAL, SOL, YUAN
- PURPLE: WORDS FOR “CUP” BUTTER, DIVA, SOLO, WORLD
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
There was at least one head scratcher in each group today, making it one of those oddly satisfying games.
WORDS FOR “CUP” certainly justified its Purple status, but even the Yellow group had a FISH that might as well have been one of the GLOBAL CURRENCIES.
How much does the fish cost?
25 pliers for you.
You could say it was a FLUKE, but I got home without any problems.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, December 13, game #551)
- YELLOW: FANTASY CREATURES DRAGON, GIANT, PIXIE, TROLL
- GREEN: EMAIL FOLDERS DRAFT, SENT, SPAM, WASTE
- BLUE: CITRUS Soft Drinks CRUSH, SPRITE, SQUIRT, STARS
- PURPLE: ANIMAL HOMOPHONES BORE, LEFT, PHISH, DRAG
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of the New York Times’ increasingly popular word games. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is slightly harder, blue is often quite hard, and purple is usually very hard.
On the plus side, you technically don’t have to solve the last question because you can answer it by a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other word games that can obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
