New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #547…

Connections is back with yet another difficult puzzle where you need to sort words into categories. However, the only hints you get are the words themselves, and you only get a couple of mistakes you can make and still win.

If today's puzzle is too challenging for you, this article is here to help you out. It contains everything you need to win this one, including things like category help, spoilers, the answer to the puzzle, and a lot more.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #547 for December 9, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Ray, Factor, Lighter, Stain, Microscope, Games, Consideration, Magnifying Glass, Reflection, Matches, Slide, Thought, Flint, Files, Scrutiny, and Specimen.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want a few hints that won't spoil a lot for this browser game, you can find all sorts of them below. You can find everything from general hints to category spoilers and more here.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints in this mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle:

1. None of these groups are centered around items used to study something more closely, but you are on the right track.

2. Games and Factor go in the same group.

3. Specimen and Stain go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: I'm going to have to think this over for a bit.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Deliberation.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Deliberation.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Consideration, Reflection, Scrutiny, Thought.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this innovative puzzle game: With friction, concentrated light, and/or an accelerant.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Used in Starting a Fire.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Used in Starting a Fire.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Flint, Lighter, Magnifying Glass, Matches.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: In the lab. For specific items.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Used to View a Biological Sample.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Used to View a Biological Sample.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Microscope, Slide, Specimen, Stain.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All these words can follow the same letter of the alphabet to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "X."

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "X."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Factor, Files, Games, Ray.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #547 for December 9, 2024

Searching for the full answer to this New York Times Games puzzle? Check out the expandable section below to see all the categories and the words that go inside each one.

Yellow - Deliberation: Consideration, Reflection, Scrutiny, Thought
Green - Used in Starting a Fire: Flint, Lighter, Magnifying Glass, Matches
Blue - Used to View a Biological Sample: Microscope, Slide, Specimen, Stain
Purple - Words After "X": Factor, Files, Games, Ray.