NYT “Connections” tips and answers for Saturday, December 28th

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ForbesNYT “Connections” tips and answers for Friday, December 27thFrom Kris Holt

Hey people! We’re still mostly in the holiday dead zone, so I hope you’re making the most of this time to relax and have fun with your loved ones.

For the second time in a row I also make it very far into the World Darts Championship. There is nothing like it in sport and the way this pub game has been transformed into an absolute spectacle that has captivated millions is simply incredible. I love darts.

Before we begin, I created a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat with me and other people about any game (and other topics). I’m always interested in finding out how other people approach the game, so join in! It’s fun.

It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess something up.

Today NYT Connections Hints and answers for Saturday, December 28th will follow soon.

How to play connections

Connections is a free, popular one New York Times daily pun. You will receive a new puzzle every day at midnight. You can play on that NYT Website or gaming app.

You will be presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to divide them into four groups of four by figuring out the connections between them. The groups can be items you can click on, names of research participants, or words preceded by a body part.

Each puzzle has only one solution, and you have to be careful when it comes to words that could fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps better see the connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to understand, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult. The purple group often contains puns.

Select four words that you think go together and click Send. If you guess and are wrong, you lose a life. When you’re close to finding the right group, you may see a message saying you’re one word away from the right group, but you still need to figure out which word to swap.

If you make four mistakes, the game is over. Let’s make sure that this doesn’t happen with the help of some tips, and if you really find it difficult, even with today’s ones Connections Answer. Like with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

If you have one NYT You can access the publications with the All Access or Games subscription Connections Archive. This includes every previous game from Connectionsso you can go back and play any songs you missed.

Aside from the first 60 or so games, you should be able to find my clues for each grid via Google if you need to! Simply click here and enter the date of the game for which you need hints or answers to the search query.

What are today’s connection notes?

Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for each of today’s Connections Groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words appear in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

• MINEFIELD
• HABIT
• ITSY
• HORNET’S NEST
• Pandora’s Box
• HERSHEY
• PIECE OF CAKE
• AEGIS
• HISTAMINE
• SECURE
• Apple of discord
• TIRES
• SIMPLY
• GOLDEN FLEECE
• MAY
• NO SWEAT

And the clues for today Connections Groups are:

• Yellow group – no problem, you have it
• Green Group – Zeus will probably have been aware of this
• Blue Group – Heels and stones would fit here
• Purple group – the beginnings really belong in this group

What are today’s sorority groups?

Do you need additional help?

Be warned: We’re starting to get into this Spoiler territory.

Today Connections Groups are…

• Yellow group – “Nothing there!”
• Green group – objects from Greek mythology
• Blue Group – proverbial things to kick about
• Purple group – starting with possessive pronouns

What are today’s connection solutions?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today Connections Answer.

This is your final warning!

Today Connections Answers are…

• Yellow Group – “Nothing about it!” (EASY, NO SWEAT, A PIECE OF CAKE, SAFE)
• Green group – objects from Greek mythology (AEGIS, APPLE OF THE SECOND CORD, GOLDEN FLEECE, PANDORA BOX)
• Blue group – proverbial things to kick on (CAN, HABIT, HORNETS NEST, TIRES)
• Purple group – starting with possessive pronouns (HERSHEY, HISTAMINE, ITSY, MINEFIELD)

Two consecutive perfect games pushed my overall streak to six wins. This is what happened to me:

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Phew, that was a lot easier than it seemed at first glance. There was a potential red herring of things that can cause problems if disturbed – Pandora’s Box, the minefield and the hornet’s nest – but I easily avoided it.

The yellows stuck out like a sore thumb, so I got those first. Easy as pie. Next up were the greens. I was pretty sure about three of them. Although I didn’t know what AEGIS was, it was the only word that seemed to make sense with the others. When I looked it up afterwards, I learned that it was an animal skin or animal shield mentioned in the Iliad.

I thought there was some kind of pun going on here, considering that MINEFIELD and HISTAMINE start and end with the same four letters (and also because there’s nothing else on the grid that makes sense with the latter on the surface). ). But as I looked more closely at the remaining words, I noticed that four of them began with “his,” “hers,” “its,” and “my.” It had to be the purple colors.

I’ll be honest, it’s been a long (but fun!) week, so I haven’t given much thought to figuring out the connection between the blues. But when I saw the answer, it all made sense.

“Kick the TIRES” is an expression that means doing some research before purchasing or investing. “Kick the CAN down the road” means postponing the solution to a problem until a later date. “Kick the HORNET’S NEST” means to stir up anger or cause controversy. And “quitting the habit” means giving up something harmful that you have been doing for a long time.

That’s all for today Connections Hints and answers. Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution to Sunday’s game if you need it.

PS: I can’t remember the last time I heard this, but after seeing NO SWEAT on the grid, the Inner Circle song “Sweat (A La La La La Long)” stuck in my mind. Anyone else suddenly feel like taking a trip to the Caribbean in the middle of winter?

I wish you a wonderful day! Make sure you drink enough water! Call someone you love!

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