Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, December 4th
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Connections hints for Wednesday 4th 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): Something you would do as the head of a group.
- Green (Easy): These items are pointy in different ways.
- Blue (Medium): The stuff of legend.
- Purple (Hardest): Chop them in half, and you get the place for a number two.
- Extra hint 1: A captain would feel right at home in the yellow group.
- Extra hint 2: A very, very old Greek person would have no trouble with this one.
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):
Guide
Green (Easy):
Sewing kit
Blue (Medium):
Helen
Purple (Hardest):
Loofah
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Pan | Pine Tree | Lead | Candle |
| Compass | Loofah | Turntable | Shepherd |
| Atlas | Toiletries | Echo | Guide |
| Sewing Kit | Helen | Direct | Johnson |
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:
- Steer
- Things With Needle(s)
- Figures In Greek Myth
- Starting With Synonyms For Lavatory
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.
