Connections hints and answers for December 14, 2023

Key Highlights

• Game Type: Connections is a popular daily word game from NYT that challenges players to find common threads among words.
• Puzzle Structure: Each game consists of 16 words divided into four categories, with one correct answer for each grouping.
• Gameplay Mechanics: Players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends, and can rearrange words to find connections.
• Social Sharing: Similar to Wordle, results can be shared on social media platforms.

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you fall hard.

Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” Just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

What is Connections?

The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publication’s Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and requires players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words, and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong, and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

Here are today’s Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:

Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today’s Connections #917 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

• Lay it on thick: FAWN, FLATTER, GUSH, PRAISE

• Hans Christian Andersen figures: DUCKLING, EMPEROR, MERMAID, PRINCESS

• Silent “L”: CALF, CHALK, COLONEL, WOULD

• Fictional pigs: BABE, NAPOLEON, PIGLET, PORKY

Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Connections.