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Hey, everyone! It’s almost time to ring in the new year. I’m not quite sure what I’m doing to celebrate just yet, but I suppose I ought to hurry up and figure that out.
Today’s Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For December 31
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- COUNTDOWN
- KISS
- NICE
- DETAIL
- BALL
- CLUB
- RESOLUTION
- CHAMPAGNE
- GROUP
- TOURS
- FIREWORKS
- PARTY
- DIJON
- DEFINITION
- TEAM
- CLARITY
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — institution
- Green group — detail in an image
- Blue group — French locales
- Purple group — celebrate tonight’s occasion
Connections Groups For December 31
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — organization
- Green group — sharpness, as of an image
- Blue group — places in France
- Purple group — Happy New Year!
Connections Answers For December 31
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — organization (CLUB, GROUP, PARTY, TEAM)
- Green group — sharpness, as of an image (CLARITY, DEFINITION, DETAIL, RESOLUTION)
- Blue group — places in France (CHAMPAGNE, DIJON, NICE, TOURS)
- Purple group — Happy New Year! (BALL, COUNTDOWN, FIREWORKS, KISS)
No perfect game today, but my overall win streak is up to six.
The greens caught my eye first so to speak, followed by the yellows. I figured out that there was a group of French place names, but the last two (beyond CHAMPAGNE and NICE) escaped me. Some trial-and-error later, I found the two correct companions. That left the purple words for victory.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them.
