Find the hyperlinks between the phrases to win right this moment’s recreation of Connections.
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Hey there! Welcome to the beginning of a brand new week. I hope you had a terrific weekend and that you simply’re raring to go.
I had some enjoyable plans lined up that had been upended partially due to a abdomen bug I’ve been coping with for just a few days. I’m okay (or I will probably be quickly sufficient). I had a while to relaxation up and handle some issues I’ve been that means to do at my house. Self-care, which incorporates sustaining the house, is one of the best sort of care.
Before we get began, I’ve began a dialogue group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about every recreation (and different matters) with me and people. I’m at all times curious how different individuals method the sport, so be a part of us! It’s enjoyable.
It’s additionally one of the best ways to present me any suggestions in regards to the column, particularly on the uncommon(!) events that I mess one thing up.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and solutions for Monday, December 16, are coming proper up.
How To Play Connections
Connections is a free, well-liked New York Times day by day phrase recreation. You get a brand new puzzle at midnight day by day. You can play on the NYT web site or Games app.
You’re introduced with a grid of 16 phrases. Your job is to rearrange them into 4 teams of 4 by determining the hyperlinks between them. The teams could possibly be issues like objects you’ll be able to click on, names for analysis research contributors or phrases preceded by a physique half.
There’s just one answer for every puzzle, and also you’ll should be cautious with regards to phrases which may match into a couple of class. You can shuffle the phrases to maybe show you how to see hyperlinks between them.
Each group is colour coded. The yellow group is normally the best to determine, blue and inexperienced fall within the center, and the purple group is normally essentially the most troublesome one. The purple group typically entails wordplay.
Select 4 phrases you suppose go collectively and press Submit. If you make a guess and also you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re near having an accurate group, you may see a message telling you that you simply’re one phrase away from getting it proper, however you’ll nonetheless want to determine which one to swap.
If you make 4 errors, it’s recreation over. Let’s guarantee that doesn’t occur with the assistance of some hints, and, when you’re actually struggling, right this moment’s Connections solutions. As with Wordle and different comparable video games, it’s simple to share outcomes with your mates on social media and group chats.
If you might have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you’ll be able to entry the publication’s Connections archive. This contains each earlier recreation of Connections, so you’ll be able to return and play any of these that you’ve got missed.
Aside from the primary 60 video games or so, you need to be capable to discover my hints for every grid by way of Google when you want them! Just click on right here and add the date of the sport for which you want clues or the solutions to the search question.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for every of right this moment’s Connections teams, I’ll reveal what the teams are with out instantly telling you which of them phrases go into them.
Today’s 16 phrases are…
- LIGHT BULB
- SNOWBALL
- HAM
- CHICKEN
- PILLOW
- YODEL
- BAR
- FOOD
- KNOCK-KNOCK
- WALKIE-TALKIE
- DING DONG
- WATER BALLOON
- SATELLITE
- DEVIL DOG
- AM
- HOHO
And the hints for right this moment’s Connections teams are:
- Green group — weapons of conflict, maybe
- Blue group — candy treats at a comfort retailer
- Purple group — elements of setups that may put a smile in your face
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some additional assist?
Be warned: we’re beginning to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s Connections teams are…
- Yellow group — sorts of radio
- Green group — sorts of play fights
- Blue group — snack desserts
- Purple group — basic joke staples
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any additional down the web page till you’re prepared to seek out out right this moment’s Connections solutions.
This is your closing warning!
Today’s Connections solutions are…
- Yellow group — sorts of radio (AM, HAM, SATELLITE, WALKIE-TALKIE)
- Green group — sorts of play fights (FOOD, PILLOW, SNOWBALL, WATER BALLOON)
- Blue group — snack desserts (DEVIL DOG, DING DONG, HOHO, YODEL)
- Purple group — basic joke staples (BAR, CHICKEN, KNOCK-KNOCK, LIGHT BULB)
My streak survives for a 3rd day however solely simply! Here’s how I fared:
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
At first look, what an odd assortment of things! I used to be in bother in a short time, as I made three errors earlier than getting the blues. Uh oh.
I assumed that KNOCK-KNOCK, DING-DONG, YODEL and HOHO could possibly be sorts of making contact with or greeting somebody, although I used to be additionally conscious that DING DONG and HOHO are sorts of snacks (albeit American ones that abroad gamers could not acknowledge).
That guess put me one away from a gaggle and after some failed guesses with my first line of thought in thoughts, I finally discovered the blues. I bought a bit fortunate as I’ve heard of a DEVIL DOG however by no means a YODEL snack.
That meant KNOCK-KNOCK was most likely part of a gaggle of frequent issues in joke setups, with CHICKEN (“Why did the hen cross the highway?”) and BAR (“An individual, robotic and alien stroll right into a bar…”). But I did not instantly see what phrase would go together with them and I used to be all the way down to my final guess so I did not wish to take a shot at nighttime.
Luckily, I used to be capable of put these apart as I noticed SNOWBALL and WATER BALLOON subsequent to one another. That cleared up the greens. I used to be all the way down to the yellows and purples, normally place to be in, however not with one life left.
Thankfully, having eight phrases remaining on a smaller grid made the yellows come out. So I locked within the purples, then the yellows. I like Regina Spektor’s music so very a lot. Had to go together with that tune for the yellow clue.
LIGHT BULB is a part of a typical joke setup too, by the by. As in, what number of Scots does it take to alter a light-weight bulb?
(Any guesses?)
The reply is none, they will be glad to sit down at nighttime and avoid wasting cash. (It’s okay, I’m Scottish, I’m allowed to make this joke.)
That’s all there’s to it for right this moment’s Connections clues and solutions. Be positive to test my weblog for hints and the answer for Tuesday’s recreation when you want them.
P.S. I used to be initally going to go together with a recreation suggestion, however I’ll save that for one more day, as a result of the purples impressed me to take one other route.
Norm Macdonald is among the funniest individuals to have ever walked the face of this earth. It’s the way in which he tells them, which was why he was capable of deliberately bomb at a roast and for it to nonetheless be hilarious. These absurdly convoluted jokes he advised on Conan O’Brien’s present nonetheless crack me up:
P.P.S. O’Brien’s dad and mom died inside just a few days of one another this previous week. Condolences to their household.
Have a fantastic day! Call somebody you like!
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