NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, December 12, 2024 (#550)

Puzzle #550. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, December 12, 2024 (puzzle #550) is: YELLOW — THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T": TEA, TEE (GOLF), TEE (SHIRT), TI (MUSICAL NOTE). GREEN — OBJECTS WITH TEETH: COMB, GEAR, SAW, ZIPPER. BLUE — MILD OATHS: FUDGE, GEEZ, NUTS, RATS. PURPLE — PARTS OF A RIVER: BANK, BED, DELTA, MOUTH.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, December 12, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

FUDGE
BED
SAW
TEE (SHIRT)
TI (MUSICAL NOTE)
GEAR
RATS
DELTA
ZIPPER
NUTS
TEA
GEEZ
MOUTH
TEE (GOLF)
COMB
BANK

How hard is Connections #550?

Medium57/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Thursday, December 12, 2024

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Thursday, December 12, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, December 12, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, December 12, 2024 (puzzle #550) is: YELLOW — THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T": TEA, TEE (GOLF), TEE (SHIRT), TI (MUSICAL NOTE). GREEN — OBJECTS WITH TEETH: COMB, GEAR, SAW, ZIPPER. BLUE — MILD OATHS: FUDGE, GEEZ, NUTS, RATS. PURPLE — PARTS OF A RIVER: BANK, BED, DELTA, MOUTH.

What is the purple group in Connections #550?

The purple (hardest) group is "PARTS OF A RIVER": BANK, BED, DELTA, MOUTH.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "THINGS THAT SOUND LIKE "T"" — TEA, TEE (GOLF), TEE (SHIRT), TI (MUSICAL NOTE). Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Thursday, December 12, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #550. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.