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ForbesNYT “Connections” tips and answers for Sunday, December 22ndFrom Kris Holt

Hello everyone! Normally I’ll say something like, “Welcome to the start of a new week,” but during the holidays it’s incredibly foggy.

I don’t know about you all, but I’m more or less in autopilot mode right now. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy time off and relaxing with family and friends, but I’m used to having a routine and being away from it is a little disarming. (But I’m not complaining! Taking a break from everyday life is rarely a bad thing.)

Before we begin, I created a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat with me and other people about any game (and other topics). I’m always interested in finding out how other people approach the game, so join in! It’s fun.

It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess something up.

Today NYT Connections Hints and answers for Monday, December 23rd will follow soon.

How to play connections

Connections is a free, popular one New York Times daily pun. You will receive a new puzzle every day at midnight. You can play on that NYT Website or gaming app.

You will be presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to divide them into four groups of four by figuring out the connections between them. The groups can be items you can click on, names of research participants, or words preceded by a body part.

Each puzzle has only one solution, and you have to be careful when it comes to words that could fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps better see the connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to understand, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult. The purple group often contains puns.

Select four words that you think go together and click Send. If you guess and are wrong, you lose a life. When you’re close to finding the right group, you may see a message saying you’re one word away from the right group, but you still need to figure out which word to swap.

If you make four mistakes, the game is over. Let’s make sure that this doesn’t happen with the help of some tips, and if you really find it difficult, even with today’s ones Connections Answer. Like with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

If you have one NYT You can access the publications with the All Access or Games subscription Connections Archive. This includes every previous game from Connectionsso you can go back and play any songs you missed.

Aside from the first 60 or so games, you should be able to find my clues for each grid via Google if you need to! Simply click here and enter the date of the game for which you need hints or answers to the search query.

What are today’s connection notes?

Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for each of today’s Connections Groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words appear in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

• BOAT
• U
• BOWL
• M
• YOU
• CREW
• v
• YOU
• 8
• EWE
• SCOOP
• GLUE
• TUESDAY
• K
• GREAT
• YEW

And the clues for today Connections Groups are:

• Yellow Group – Soundalikes
• Green group – different fits
• Blue group – they add up to the same thing
• Purple group – “Human” or “Computer” would fit here

What are today’s sorority groups?

Do you need additional help?

Be warned: We’re starting to get into this Spoiler territory.

Today Connections Groups are…

• Yellow group – homophones
• Green group – excerpts
• Blue Group – Ways to Express 1,000
• Purple group – great ____

What are today’s connection solutions?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today Connections Answer.

This is your final warning!

Today Connections Answers are…

• Yellow Group – Homophones (EWE, U, YEW, YOU)
• Green group – excerpts (BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, V)
• Blue Group – Ways to Express 1,000 (GRAND, K, M, THOU)
• Purple group – super ____ (8, BOWL, GLUE, TUESDAY)

It’s always nice to play a perfect game after a defeat. This is what happened to me:

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“Thanks, I hate it,” was my first thought when I saw this grille. But after a little thinking, I managed to slip through the cracks pretty quickly.

For once, I used the strategy I keep telling myself: say everything out loud. This helped me get yellow quickly.

I thought I had something with a group of things meaning “thousand” with GRAND, K and M. But I couldn’t see a fourth to go with it.

So I was happy to make a connection in my head between TUESDAY and BOWL. That led me to the purple tones.

From then on I realized that YOU should play with what turned out to be the blues. I didn’t figure out the green connection, but I don’t think I would have inferred it. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of BOAT as a neckline for a t-shirt or sweater.

Let’s go through a few clarifications. In blues, K refers to kilos and M is the Roman numeral for 1,000. THOU is just short for “thousand,” while GRAND is often used casually in reference to money, e.g. B. 20 grand is $20,000.

As for the purples, SUPER 8 was a type of film used in cameras and the title of a pretty good science fiction film from 2011. SUPER Tuesday, meanwhile, is the busiest presidential primary day in a US election cycle.

That’s all for today Connections Hints and answers. Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow for hints and the walkthrough for Tuesday’s game if you need it.

PS: I feel compelled to recommend a holiday movie today, but I just have to choose one that’s a little wonky. You better watch out is a pleasantly nasty home invasion horror/thriller set this time of year.

If you’re looking for a Christmas watch that offers some badass kills and a few clever riffs Home alonethis could be a film for you. I’m not including the trailer here because it’s a bit spoilery, but you can watch it You better watch out on Peacock in the US and Prime Video in Canada.

I wish you a wonderful day! Make sure you drink enough water! Call someone you love!

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