New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #551…

Connections is here again to challenge you to sort some words. But the only clue you will get to put all the words into the right categories will be the words themselves. And you don't have very many mistakes you can make.

If you already know how to play Connections, and you are stuck on this puzzle, this article is here for you. You can find all sorts of helpful tips, spoilers, and a whole lot more in the paragraphs below.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #551 for December 13, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Trash, Phish, Crush, Troll, Bore, Spam, Links, Squirt, Sprite, Towed, Giant, Drafts, Pixie, Sent, Starry, and Dragon.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Tons of hints are in all the sections below for this mobile puzzle game, and you can open them up and peek inside, or leave them covered if they would spoil too much for you. Open them using the Read More button below each section.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this free internet browser-based game:

1. None of these groups are about little, flying creatures of myth.

2. Phish and Bore go in the same group.

3. Crush and Sprite go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: In Grimm's Fairy Tales, perhaps.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fantasy Creatures.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fantasy Creatures.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dragon, Giant, Pixie, Troll.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Places to store your messages.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Email Folders.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Email Folders.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Drafts, Sent, Spam, Trash.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Lemony lime and bubbly!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Citrus Sodas.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Citrus Sodas.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Crush, Sprite, Squirt, Starry.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free-to-play PC game: All of these words sound like a different set of words that would go in the same category.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Animal Homophones.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Animal Homophones.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bore, Links, Phish, Towed.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #551 for December 13, 2024

Searching for the full spoiler of this innovative puzzle game? You can find it in the section below; open it up to see all the categories and what goes inside each one.

Yellow - Fantasy Creatures: Dragon, Giant, Pixie, Troll
Green - Email Folders: Drafts, Sent, Spam, Trash
Blue - Citrus Sodas: Crush, Sprite, Squirt, Starry
Purple - Animal Homophones: Bore, Links, Phish, Towed