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Oh, the New York Times Connections puzzle really went all in on wacky wordplay today. The yellow and green categories are fairly understandable, but blue and purple go off the rails. Both of them don’t have a connection relating to the meaning of the four words. Instead, they look at how the words are put together and play off similarities there. I kind of love these categories, but that doesn’t mean I ace them. But with those hints, go forth and solve.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Perfect place
Green group hint: Maracas, too.
Blue group hint: Words crammed together.
Purple group hint: Amigo.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Utopia
Green group: Things you shake.
Blue group: Proper noun portmanteaux.
Purple group: Ending in synonyms for “friend.”
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 11, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is utopia. The four answers are paradise, seventh heaven, Shangri-La and Xanadu.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you shake. The four answers are hairspray, Magic 8-Ball, salad dressing, snowglobe.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is proper noun portmanteaux. The four answers are Jazzercise, paralympics, Pokémon and Wikipedia.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in synonyms for “friend.” The four answers are Ketchum, Paypal, primate and rosebud.
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