Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Thu, December 5th
NYT Connections hints and answers (Thursday 5th)
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): If someone has a lot of talent in a particular area, what do they have?
- Green (Easy): The opposite of interior.
- Blue (Medium): They all sell you computer stuff.
- Purple (Hardest): All of these words precede another word synonymous with “rock”.
- Extra hint 1: Don’t think of Nose as the body part. Instead, think of what it means when you say that someone “has a nose for” something.
- Extra hint 2: Brim and Yellow belong in the same group.
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):
Instinct
Green (Easy):
Front
Blue (Medium):
Intuit
Purple (Hardest):
Rhine
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Apple | Lime | Yellow | Face |
| Nose | Front | Rhine | Amazon |
| Surface | Gift | Oracle | Brim |
| Instinct | Intuit | Outside | Flair |
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:
- Aptitude
- Exterior
- Tech Companies
- ___Stone
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 Thursday, 5th December:
- Aptitude: Flair, Gift, Instinct, Nose
- Exterior: Face, Front, Outside, Surface
- Tech Companies: Amazon, Apple, Intuit, Oracle
- ___Stone: Brim, Lime, Rhine, Yellow
Most of the groups here didn’t give me too trouble, though I needed to remind myself that Oracle is the name of a Texas software company. Shame on me – I’m pretty sure we used their cloud stuff in a previous job of mine!
