Today's NYT Connections hints and answers for December 8, 2023, are here, including tips, strategies, and solutions for all four categories. Be warned, this contains spoilers for New York Times Connections #180 on December 8!
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Does today's Connections puzzle require specific knowledge?
A certain familiarity with comic books (or action movies) can help.
Understanding the theme of today's Connections puzzle
Here are some grouping tips from today's Wired issue (no spoilers):
- Yellow group: Disapproval
- Green group: Most of them
- Blue group: Express your thoughts
- Purple group: Lesser-known identity
Is there a word play in today's Connections puzzle?
Some names may be confused with dictionary words.
Ready to hear the answer? Need further help? Scroll on.
PLEASE NOTE: Today's Connections puzzle contains spoilers!
We're about to share some answers. If you don't want to spoil it completely, scroll slowly. (Further down for the complete solution.)
What are the polysemous words in today's interpersonal communication?
FLAG, STATE, and PRINCE seem like they might fit together, but they belong to different categories and have no connection to the current government. (Consider FLAG and STATE as verbs and PRINCE as a name.) "Say" can mean expressing concern or merely an adjective meaning something extreme or extreme. (No relation to cow milking.) BANNER could refer to a banner or advertisement on a website; or it could be Bruce Banner, the alter ego of the incredible Hulk.
Which categories are there in today's Connections?
- Yellow: Disapproval
- Green: Absolutely
- Blue: Expressive
- Purple: Superhero surname
Double hint: The solution is as follows
Read on for today's Connections answers! I've listed them all below.
What is the yellow word for today?
The yellow group is considered the easiest. Today's theme for the yellow category is DECLINE, and the words are: EBB, FADE, FLAG, and WANE.
What is the green word for today?
The green group is supposed to be the second simplest. Today's theme for the green category is "Unconditional," and the words are: PURE, SHEER, TOTAL, and UTTER.
What is the blue word for today?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today's theme for the blue category is Expression, and the words are: AIR, SPEAK, STATE, and VOICE.
What are the lilac words for today?
The purple group is considered the most difficult. Today's theme for the purple category involves superhero surnames. The words are: BANNER, PRINCE, STARK, and WAYNE.
How I solved today's Connections
First, I tried PURE, STARK, TOTAL, and UTTER, thinking that UTTER should connect with speech-related words like SPEAK and STATE. But I was wrong. I switched gears and tried EBB, WANE, FADE, and FLAG instead. I struggled a bit and still felt sore from yesterday's failure. As I tried to figure out what Wayne was doing here, it became clear that I was probably looking at Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Bruce Banner (Hulk). And Blues? No, but there's Tony Stark (Iron Man) and Diana Prince (Wonder Woman).
Thus, "UTTER" is paired with "SHEER," "PURE," and "TOTAL," and my final group is "SPEAK," "STATE," "VOICE," and "AIR."
Playing Connections
I have a full Connections guide, but here's a summary of the rules:
Find the Connections puzzle on the New York Times site or in the Crossword app. You'll be presented with a 16-square board with one word or phrase per square. Your task is to select a set of four squares that share something in common. Normally, this is the same type of thing (like "RAIN," "GROUP," "HAIL." and "SNOW" are all types of precipitation).List: Bucket list, guest list, etc.), but sometimes there are word plays involved (like "BUCKET," "VISIT," "TOP TEN," and "WISH" are all types of bucket lists).
Select four projects and click the "Submit" button. If your guess is correct, you'll be shown the category and color. (Yellow is the easiest, followed by green, then blue, and finally purple.) If your guess is incorrect, you'll have the opportunity to try again.
If you guess all four categories correctly, you win. But if you make four mistakes before completing the game, the answer will be revealed.
WINNING CONNECTIONS
The key to success when it comes to building connections is knowing that the grouping design is challenging. Expect overlapping groups. For example, a puzzle might appear to contain six breakfast items: Bacon, Eggs, Pancakes, Omelettes, Waffles, and Muesli. But it turns out that BACON groups with CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER as a group of Painters, while EGG groups with another group of a dozen painters (including JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). So don't click "Submit" until you're sure that your four items constitute "just" those four things. If you get stuck, try focusing on words that seem to not connect with anything. If "Whistler" brings to mind the famous painting titled "Whistler's Mother," then you might have the right idea. As I discovered, when I did, I searched for a painter named Close on Google, since Close doesn't seem to connect to anything obvious.
Another strategy when you're stuck is to focus on words that seem to have no apparent connection. When "Whistler" comes to mind, try looking up a painter named Close on Google, since Close doesn't seem to connect to any obvious theme.
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Enrichment Data:
The solutions for New York Times Connections puzzle on December 8, 2023, are listed in the archive:
- DECLINE: EBB, FADE, FLAG, WANE
- ABSOLUTE: PURE, SHEER, TOTAL, UTTER
- EXPRESS: AIR, SPEAK, STATE, VOICE
- SUPERHERO LAST: BANNER, PRINCE, STARK, WAYNE
These categories and their corresponding answers can be found in the Connections Puzzle Archive on various websites, including the one mentioned in the search results[4].
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