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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 29
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:
- SAINT
- BAD
- BOY
- POLO
- BY
- FLY
- TEE
- JAY
- FRESH
- CROP
- GEE
- CURIOUS
- BEE
- RAD
- EX
- TANK
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — torso clothing
- Green group — bodacious, radical
- Blue group — they sound like something else
- Purple group — linked by a forename
Connections Groups For December 29
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — shirts
- Green group — cool, in 80’s slang
- Blue group — letter spellings
- Purple group — ____ george
Connections Answers For December 29
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 — shirts (CROP, POLO, TANK, TEE)
- Green group — cool, in 80’s slang (BAD, FLY, FRESH, RAD)
- Blue group — letter spellings (BEE, EX, GEE, JAY)
- Purple group — ____ george (BOY, BY, CURIOUS, SAINT)
A second perfect game on the trot means my overall win streak is up to four.
The greens caught my eye first, in part because I use RAD all the time. The yellows were up next since those were pretty straightforward.
It took me a few minutes to parse out the blues and purples, but once I read each word out loud, the blue group became obvious. I didn’t suss out the purple connection before submitting those words.
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 Saturday’s game if you need them.
P.S. Just because we’ve got a Boy George reference and because it’s a great song, enjoy “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club. Good luck getting that earworm out of your head today.
