Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, December 11th
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Connections hints for Wednesday 11th 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): Places of perfection.
- Green (Easy): Shake before use.
- Blue (Medium): Blend two words together.
- Purple (Hardest): You can find a friend in there.
- Extra hint 1: When connecting ‘primate’, focus on the ‘mate’ part.
- Extra hint 2: ‘Pokémon’ is a portmanteau of ‘pocket’ and ‘monsters’.
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):
Xanadu
Green (Easy):
Hairspray
Blue (Medium):
Pokémon
Purple (Hardest):
Primate
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Hairspray | Rosebud | Pokémon | Primate |
| Xanadu | Jazzercise | Ketchum | Snowglobe |
| Paralympics | Paypal | Paradise | Wikipedia |
| Seventh Heaven | Salad Dressing | Magic 8 Ball | Shangri-La |
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:
- Utopia
- Things You Shake
- Proper Noun Portmanteaux
- Ending In Synonyms For “Friend”
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 Wednesday, 11th December:
- Utopia: Paradise, Seventh Heaven, Shangri-La, Xanadu
- Things You Shake: Hairspray, Magic 8 Ball, Salad Dressing, Snowglobe
- Proper Noun Portmanteaux: Jazzercise, Paralympics, Pokémon, Wikipedia
- Ending In Synonyms For “Friend”: Ketchum, Paypal, Primate, Rosebud
Connecting paradise-like realms… That part was quite easy, right? The portmanteau group is far more difficult to catch on to, but I applaud the creativity. It’s especially great to see Pokémon in there – you’d be surprised how many people don’t realise where the name actually comes from!
Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #547.
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.
