NYT Connections Today – My Hints and Answers for Tuesday, December 31 (Game #569)
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 #569) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BALL
- DROP
- DART
- GAME
- ATTENTION
- BEST
- BRAND
- NAMES
- SENSATION
- FOR
- FLY
- EXPLOSION
- BOLT
- STAIRS
- NASTY
- DASH
NYT Connections Today (Game #569) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: In haste
- VEGETABLES: Good times
- BLUE: To whom it may concern
- PURPLE: Your given name
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 #569) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MOVE FAST
- GREEN: FUN TIME
- BLUE: WORDS FOR AN ADDRESSEE
- PURPLE: NAME
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #569) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #569 are…
- YELLOW: MOVE FAST BOLT, DART, DASH, FLY
- GREEN: FUN TIME BALL, BLAST, KICK, TENSION
- BLUE: WORDS FOR AN ADDRESSEE ATTENTION, DEAR, FOR, TO
- PURPLE: NAME _ BRAND, DROP, GAME, NAMES
- My rating: Simple
- My score: Perfect
The current grid included several potential groups: things that come before “out,” names for potential delivery apps, different searchers for things, how someone from the 1950s might convey happiness.
Despite these distractions, the factual groups were a bit more obvious, although I did have to travel back to a period when I actually received written communication to get WORDS FOR AN ADDRESSEE. I once received dozens of letters a week FOR my attention, but now the only regular messages I get through my letterbox are fast food menus, including one addressed quite accurately to The Pizza Lover.
A good Connection to end 2024. In fact, it was a BLAST.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Monday, December 30, game #568)
- YELLOW: LUNCH ORDERS CLUB, HERO, MELT, WRAP
- GREEN: USED TO MAKE COFFEE BEANS, FILTER, GRINDER, WATER
- BLUE: PAY, WITH “UP” ANTE, COUGH, PONY, SETTEL
- PURPLE: NAMES WITH “!” AIRPLANE, DANGER, PINK, Yahoo
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.