NYT Connections Today – My Hints and Answers for Monday, December 16 (Game #554)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need pointers.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play some word games. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #554) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- LIGHT BULB
- SNOWBALL
- HAM
- CHICKEN
- TO KISS
- yodelling
- BAR
- FOOD
- KNOCK-CLOCK
- WALKIE-TALKIE
- DING DONG
- WATER BALLOON
- SATELLITE
- DEVIL DOG
- BEN
- HOHO
NYT Connections Today (Game #554) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Listen
- VEGETABLES: Nice leftovers
- BLUE: Sweet treats
- PURPLE: Typical jokes
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #554) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF RADIO
- GREEN: TYPES OF PLAY FIGHTS
- BLUE: SNACKCAKES
- PURPLE: CLASSIC JOKES
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #554) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #554 are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF RADIO AM, HAM, SATELLITE, WALKIE-TALKIE
- GREEN: TYPES OF PLAY FIGHTS FOOD, PILLOW, SNOWBALL, WATER BALLOON
- BLUE: SNACKCAKES DEVIL DOG, DING DONG, HOHO, YODEL
- PURPLE: CLASSIC JOKES BAR, CHICKEN, KNOCK, LIGHT BULB
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 3 mistakes
A Connections word walks into a bar.
The bartender says, “Sorry we don’t serve your type here.”
I had trouble with blue today. I knew DEVIL DOGS was some kind of cake, but I couldn’t think of the other two until I had a vague memory of one Simpsons I was thinking of an episode – one where Homer has to choose between a winning lottery ticket or a YODEL and chooses a Yodel. Mmm… Yodels.
This LIGHT BULB moment tipped me over the edge on my last guess.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, December 15, game #553)
- YELLOW: HERBS cloves, mace, nutmeg, pepper
- GREEN: POOR PERFORMANCE VALVE, FLOP, BLOW, TANK
- BLUE: REVIEW, AS PAGES FLIP, BLADE, RIFLE, THUMB
- PURPLE: POP SINGERS MINUS “S” KEY, MAR, SPEAR, STYLE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of the New York Times’ increasingly popular word games. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is slightly harder, blue is often quite hard, and purple is usually very hard.
On the plus side, you technically don’t have to solve the last question, because you can answer it by a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other word games that can obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.