NYT Connections Challenge: Can You Solve Today’s Word Game?

Welcome to the NYT Connections word game challenge! Test your skills in grouping words together based on common themes. If you need some hints and answers, keep reading.

Once you’ve tackled today’s challenge, why not explore more word games to keep your brain sharp? Check out our daily Strands and Quordle hints and answers, or dive into Marc’s Wordle today for more wordplay fun.

Spoiler Alert: Details about today’s NYT Connections challenge are revealed below. Proceed with caution!

NYT Connections today (game #564) – today’s words

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s NYT Connections words for game #564:

TIDY
ALA
HANDSOME
ELDER
SPRUCE
LIKE
PINE
MISS
HEALTHY
ROUGHLY
ARK
PALM
ABOUT
RESPECTABLE
ORE
AROUND

NYT Connections today (game #564) – hint #1 – group hints

Looking for clues to solve today’s NYT Connections challenge? Here are some group hints:

YELLOW: Generally similar
GREEN: Evergreens
BLUE: A decent portion
PURPLE: Four of the 50

Ready for more hints? Keep reading to uncover the four theme answers for today’s NYT Connections!

NYT Connections today (game #564) – hint #2 – group answers

Discover the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups:

YELLOW: APPROXIMATELY
GREEN: TREES
BLUE: SIZABLE, AS AN AMOUNT
PURPLE: U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS, PER AP STYLE GUIDE

If you want to test your solving skills, refrain from scrolling further to avoid spoilers!

NYT Connections today (game #564) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 564 on a purple background — (Image credit: New York Times)

Uncover the correct answers for today’s NYT Connections challenge, game #564:

YELLOW: APPROXIMATELY – ABOUT, AROUND, LIKE, ROUGHLY
GREEN: TREES – ELDER, PALM, PINE, SPRUCE
BLUE: SIZABLE, AS AN AMOUNT – HANDSOME, HEALTHY, RESPECTABLE, TIDY
PURPLE: U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS, PER AP STYLE GUIDE – ALA, ARK, MISS, ORE

My rating: Moderate
My score: 2 mistakes

Today’s challenge had me puzzled with connections between HANDSOME, HEALTHY, and SPRUCE, until the tree theme clicked. The U.S. state abbreviations in the Purple group were a challenging final four, but with perseverance, all was revealed. Can you crack the puzzle without mistakes?

Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers: Wednesday, 25 December (game #563)

YELLOW: CELESTIAL OBJECTS – COMET, MOON, PLANET, STAR
GREEN: ARCHERS – CUPID, HAWKEYE, ROBIN HOOD, SAGITTARIUS
BLUE: FEMALE ANIMALS – JENNY, NANNY, QUEEN, VIXEN
PURPLE: “S.N.L.” CAST MEMBERS – FEY, RUDOLPH, SHANNON, STRONG

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a word game challenge from the New York Times that tests your ability to group items with a common trait. Each group presents varying levels of difficulty, from easy (green) to very difficult (purple).

You have the flexibility to make up to four mistakes while solving the puzzle. The game may have tricks like homophones to keep you on your toes!

Challenge yourself with NYT Connections for free on the NYT Games site via desktop or mobile.