New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #552…

The New York Times Games is back with another really difficult Connections puzzle. If you are looking for a very hard daily word puzzle, this one has all the challenge you could ever want.

If you already know how to play Connections, but you are complete stumped with today's puzzle, this article is here for you. It has everything you need to win this puzzle today, no matter how many tries you have left.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #552 for December 14, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Going, Sole, Real, Butter, Fluke, Sold, Diva, Sol, Once, Solo, Tang, Yuan, Pound, Twice, World, and Mullet.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this New York Times puzzle game. Look inside each of the expandable sections below, and you will find things like general hints and category clues to help you through the puzzle today.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about the letters that the words start with or the sounds the words start with.

2. None of these groups are about numbers or counting.

3. World and Solo go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Aquatic friends.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fish.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fish.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fluke, Mullet, Sole, Tang.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer of this free mobile game similar to Wordle: "Next up is this fine item for sale. Starting bid is $100!"

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Words in an Auction-Ending Phrase.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Words in an Auction-Ending Phrase.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Going, Once, Sold, Twice.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Money, Money, Money.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Global Currencies.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Global Currencies.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Pound, Real, Sol, Yuan.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: All these words can be followed up with the same three-letter word.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before Cup.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before Cup.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Butter, Diva, Solo, World.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #552 for December 14, 2024

Searching for the whole answer for this minimalist puzzle game? You can find it in the section below. Inside this expandable section are the groups and what words go where.

Yellow - Fish: Fluke, Mullet, Sole, Tang
Green - Words in an Auction-Ending Phrase: Going, Once, Sold, Twice
Blue - Global Currencies: Pound, Real, Sol, Yuan
Purple - Words Before Cup: Butter, Diva, Solo, World