New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #179…

Connections is a short daily game with an interesting and innovative premise. The rules of Connections are briefly that players must figure out four mystery categories based on sixteen words. Each category only has four words in it, and none of the words can overlap. The puzzle today is pretty unique in that most of the "words" don't seem to actually be words at all. In order to get through today, players might want some hints in the form of the definitions of the words, clues to the categories, or just the full spoiler.

Definitions of Today's Connections Words

Some of the words today aren't really words, so it's time to dive into all the definitions of them. This section will be helpful for anyone stuck in this Connections puzzle game.

ALFA: Alfa is the first letter of the NATO alphabet
BET: Bet means to wager on a gamble, but it is also a television network on cable.
POM: Pom isn't really a word, but it can be short for a pom-pom or a Pomegranate.
MA: Ma is both a shortened nickname for someone's mother, but it is also the abbreviation for the US state Massachusetts.
USA: USA is an abbreviation for a lot of things, including the United States of America, a TV cable station, and a news network.
YO: Yo is a slang term for "Hello."
LA: La is a musical note, the French word for "the," and the abbreviation for the US state, Louisiana.
HI: An informal greeting, but also the abbreviation for Hawaii.
TOM: A name.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle for December 7, 2023

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the items: ALFA, BET, POM, MA, USA, YO, LA, TANGO, BRAVO, OK, BOO, E, HI, TOM, HALLMARK, and ROMEO.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: These four "words" are actually abbreviations of places.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is State Abbreviations.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is State Abbreviations.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: HI, LA, MA, OK.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Television networks.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Cable Channels.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Cable Channels.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: BET, E, HALLMARK, USA.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this internet browser game: Other items that fit into this category: Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot