New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #545…

Connections is a daily puzzle with a big challenge for anyone trying to win: there is a difficult group of words and four categories that are very hard to guess at. And the only clues you have are the words you have to sort themselves.

If you are familiar with how to play Connections, you probably already know how difficult these things can be. In the sections below are all sorts of things to help you, from spoilers to hints and a whole lot more.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #545 for December 7, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Sun, Fly, Horn, Wings, Associate, Legs, Fellow, Bow, Storm, Chum, Relate, Liberty, Bait, Equate, Lure, and Affiliate.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Every section below contains a different kind of hint or spoiler for today's New York Times Connections. Open them up with the Read More buttons below them to see what's hiding inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the groups focus around businesses or companies.

2. None of the groups are about words for "friend" or "buddy."

3. Fellow and Horn are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this puzzle game that can make you smarter: To liken, to assimilate.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Think of Together.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Think of Together.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Affiliate, Associate, Equate, Relate.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other things that could go in this category: Fish Oil, Fish Lights, Worms.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Ways to Attract Fish.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Ways to Attract Fish.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bait, Chum, Fly, Lure.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this free mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle: Other things you could put in this category: Dream, Sky, Fever, Lynx, Sparks.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is WNBA Teams.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is WNBA Teams.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Liberty, Storm, Sun, Wings.

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

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Long ___.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Long ___.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bow, Fellow, Horn, Legs.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #545 for December 7, 2024

Seeking the full spoiler for this challenging puzzle game? The complete answer to this puzzle is in the section below, complete with all the categories and where each of the sixteen words need to end up.

Yellow - Think of Together: Affiliate, Associate, Equate, Relate
Green - Ways to Attract Fish: Bait, Chum, Fly, Lure
Blue - WNBA Teams: Liberty, Storm, Sun, Wings
Purple - Long ___: Bow, Fellow, Horn, Legs