Why NYT Connections is a Must-Have Brain Teaser

Why we love NYT Connections

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NYT Connections is a fantastic brain teaser that provides a satisfying challenge without feeling overwhelming. It’s a great way to kickstart your day and get those mental gears turning. In combination with Wordle, it has become part of many people’s daily routine.

The NYT Connections answers for today (December 29) and our hints to guide you through the categories are here to help you conquer today’s puzzle with wit and strategy.

NYT Connections allows for four mistakes and requires you to uncover each group one at a time. With varying difficulty levels, it offers a gradual unraveling of the puzzle, making it more manageable. Unlike Wordle, it presents numerous opportunities to trick you, providing an extra layer of challenge.

While the puzzles in Connections can range from easy to extremely tricky, our NYT Connections hints and clues for today’s puzzle are available below. And if you’re still stumped, don’t worry – the answers are included as well.

NYT Connections hints for December 29 (#201)

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Here are some NYT Connections hints for December 29. Start putting together the groups in increasing difficulty to tackle this challenge effectively.

Shirts – Yellow
Cool, in ’80s Slang – Green
Letter Spellings – Blue
___ George – Purple

NYT Connections answers for December 29 (#201)

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If you still can’t work out today’s Connections solution, you’ll find the answers below:

Shirts – Tee, Crop, Polo, Tank
Cool, in ’80s Slang – Fly, Bad, Rad, Fresh
Letter Spellings – Gee, Bee, Jay, Ex
___ George – Curious, By, Boy, Saint

Today’s Connections puzzle offers a reasonable challenge, with most categories being straightforward to piece together. The lack of curveballs makes it easier to narrow down the groups early on, leaving only the last two which are quite simple to solve. If you’re still struggling, we’ve got your back.

How to play NYT Connections

To play NYT Connections, you need to identify groups of four items that share something in common and submit them to check your accuracy. With just four mistakes allowed, you’ll need to figure out the groups before using them all up. Sample categories include:

Fish: Bass, Flounder, Salmon Trout
Fire __: Ant, Drill, Island, Opal

Categories are specific and require detailed connections, making the game both challenging and enjoyable. Each group is color-coded to indicate its difficulty level, ranging from Yellow (easiest) to Green, Blue, and Purple (most difficult).

What time does NYT Connections reset?

The daily NYT Connections puzzle resets at midnight local time, presenting a new challenge for each day. Whether you wait up for it or tackle it first thing in the morning, the choice is yours.

That’s the NYT Connections answers for December 29. For more word game fun, be sure to take a look at our best Wordle starting words. We’ll be covering the answers each day, so check back in if you need more help solving a puzzle.