Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sat, December 21st
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Connections hints for Saturday 21st 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): Think of a group or a round shape.
- Green (Easy): Commonly found in the kitchen.
- Blue (Medium): Used for sleeping.
- Purple (Hardest): These words are associated with a male first name.
- Extra hint 1: The purple group is the only one to lack a word starting with ‘C’.
- Extra hint 2: One of the Muppets is called ‘Oscar the Grouch’.
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):
Circle
Green (Easy):
Casserole
Blue (Medium):
Canopy
Purple (Hardest):
Statuette
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Band | Sleigh | Baloney | Pan |
| Bunk | Grouch | Circle | Canopy |
| Crock | O | Statuette | Pot |
| Ring | Murphy | Casserole | Hoop |
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:
- Loop
- Cooking Vessels
- Kinds Of Beds
- Things Called “Oscar”
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, 21st December:
- Loop: Band, Circle, Hoop, Ring
- Cooking Vessels: Casserole, Crock, Pan, Pot
- Kinds Of Beds: Bunk, Canopy, Murphy, Sleigh
- Things Called “Oscar”: Baloney, Grouch, O, Statuette
I’d say today’s easiest Connections group was the one about cooking vessels – you certainly don’t need to be a chef to recognize them. The Oscar group, on the other hand, is rather brutal if you don’t know The Muppet Show or the Oscar Mayer meat brand.Related
NYT Connections hints and answers (Friday 20th)
Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #557.
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.
