NYT Connections Today – My Hints and Answers for Sunday, December 29 (Game #567)
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 #567) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BEACH
- DATE
- FINAL
- CHERRY
- BOND
- CHESTNUT BROWN
- TIME
- COUPLE
- STRICT
- HEAD
- LOCATION
- BRICK
- DURATION
- YOU
- RUBY
- BUSH
NYT Connections Today (Game #567) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Are roses?
- VEGETABLES: Meeting details
- BLUE: Moon attraction
- PURPLE: Sounds leafy
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 #567) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SHADES OF RED
- GREEN: APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONS
- BLUE: DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF HAIR
- PURPLE: TREE HOMOPHONES
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #567) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #567 are…
- YELLOW: SHADES OF RED BRICK, CHERRY, MARROW, RUBY
- GREEN: APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONS DATE, DURATION, LOCATION, TIME
- BLUE: DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF HAIR MAIN, LOCK, BEACH, WISP
- PURPLE: TREE HOMOPHONES BEACH, FUR, COUPLE, YOU
- My rating: Difficult
- My score: 2 mistakes
I was having a hard time today and really should have thought a little more laterally to make it less time consuming.
I spent far too long thinking that BEACH, BEACH, and MAROON were related to dumping someone, and PAIR and LOCK had something to do with charging a phone, before I finally saw the much clearer red tones and DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF HEAD.
Our old friend the homophone was also featured with TREE HOMOPHONES. I think I need a permanent Post-it note to remind me to say words.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, December 28, game #566)
- YELLOW: “NOTHING!” EASY, NO SWEAT, HAPPY, SURE
- GREEN: OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTH AEGIS, DISCORD APPLE, GOLDEN FLEECE, PANDORA’S BOX
- BLUE: Proverbial things to kick CAN, HABIT, HORNET SEST, BANDS
- PURPLE: START WITH POSSESSIVE PRINCIPAL HERSHEY, HISTAMINE, ITSY, MIJNVELD
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 a little harder, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very difficult.
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.