Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sat, December 14th
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Connections hints for Saturday 14th December
Here’s a hint for each of the word groups in today’s Connections puzzle, plus a couple more Connections clues to help you find the answer.
Our Connections hints for today are:
- Yellow (Easiest): These creatures are great swimmers.
- Green (Easy): You might hear this if you’re looking for a good deal.
- Blue (Medium): Once you find that deal, you’ve got to pay for it.
- Purple (Hardest): That thing you drink from? You can put that behind these words.
- Extra hint 1: There’s a brand of menstrual cups called ‘Diva’ – just so you know.
- Extra hint 2: ‘Mullet’ refers to a creature, not a hairstyle.
If you’re looking for more Connections hints today to help narrow down the answers, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
Yellow (Easiest):
Mullet
Green (Easy):
Sold
Blue (Medium):
Yuan
Purple (Hardest):
Worl
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Going | Sole | Real | Butter |
| Fluke | Sold | Diva | Sol |
| Once | Solo | Tang | Yuan |
| Pound | Twice | World | Mullet |
What are today’s Connections groups?
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four correct Connections groups – the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- Fish
- Words In An Auction-Ending Phrase
- Global Currencies
- Words Before “Cup”
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check just below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections answer lies ahead!
What are today’s Connections answers?
Here are the full answers to today’s Connections puzzle on Saturday, 14th December:
- Fish: Fluke, Mullet, Sole, Tang
- Words In An Auction-Ending Phrase: Going, Once, Sold, Twice
- Global Currencies: Pound, Real, Sol, Yuan
- Words Before “Cup”: Butter, Diva, Solo, World
I’m no expert on fish, nor did I know what a ‘diva cup’ was before this Connections puzzle. Luckily, the rather straightforward auction house and valuta categories saved me. Today’s Connections required a bit more general knowledge than usual, so don’t feel bad if you didn’t see the answer right away.Related
Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #550.
Congratulations if you got today’s Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle.
