If you are having a hard time with today’s Connections puzzle, you might want to use these links to help you get past the trolls and win the day. Today’s puzzle was a little challenging, with some crossover words and a fair amount of the usual shenanigans. Whether you are looking for a few hints or for the full spoilers, we have everything you need to help you finish up this puzzle.
If you are looking to get some good puzzling time, The Password Game is a fantastic option that will let you spend a good chunk of time deciphering its clues. You will need to solve other puzzles, find the right words, do a little bit of math, and know a little bit about geography in order to solve this one. It is quite the daily challenge, and one that players will find themselves engrossed in.
Today's Connections Category Hints
DECEMBER 13 #551
If you need some hints about today’s puzzle, you are in the right place. There is an interesting word selection for this one, and you will have to pick carefully to avoid some of the traps laying in wait for you. However, if you know what you are looking for, it makes it a lot easier to avoid some of the bigger mistakes in this one, so check out these hints to help you do so.
- One category is about something you might find in another world
- One category is about something that you use to sort out digital missives
- One category is about something you would imbibe to feel refreshed
- One category is about four words that sound like something that they are not
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If those hints are still not enough for you, don’t worry as we still have more to come. Next up is a box with all of the category names for your perusal.
 | FANTASY CREATURES |
 | EMAIL FOLDERS |
 | CITRUS SODAS |
 | ANIMAL HOMOPHONES |
Today's Connections Answers
DECEMBER 13 #551
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
DRAGON | GIANT | PIXIE | TROLL |
This category can be really tricky depending on whether or not you have noticed the blue category yet or not. SPRITE is something easily placed in this category and is most similar to PIXIE. In fact, I would possibly put it here before TROLL depending on what words I had left at that point. You could spend a lot of time-wasting “one away” guesses and not realize what word actually doesn’t belong. However, SPRITE is also one of the biggest hints for the blue category, so you may well recognize that one first.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
DRAFTS | SENT | SPAM | TRASH |
These folders could help you organize your mail, unless you are like me in which case your inbox just continues to get bogged down further and further until you are forced to delete most of it. Apparently, even Google runs out of space eventually. At which point, you not only have to delete it once, but you also must empty out the TRASH a second time to clear up space. Luckily, this is not too difficult once all the emails have transferred over, but depending on how much SPAM you have, it could be more difficult than it looks.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
CRUSH | SPRITE | SQUIRT | STARRY |
This is the other potentially tricky category, as it is where SPRITE actually belongs. CRUSH is another big hint as to what this category might be, but I think STARRY is one of the big ones as well. I don’t see SQUIRT where I live very often and am not sure I can picture it in my head, but it is one of the few words left that could potentially be a citrus-flavored soda. That makes it a lot easier to put this category together, but it could be a lot harder if you haven’t cleared the yellow category.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
BORE | LINKS | PHISH | TOWED |
This last category would likely be the hardest to spot. PHISH could potentially end up with the rest of the email-related words, and the rest don’t make a lot of sense anywhere. That is usually a good sign you have done something right, but if you get stuck before you have solved everything else, it can be a challenge to undo all of that. With any luck, you can have it over and done with by the time you get to this one and you won’t have to think too hard about it.
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Released June 12, 2023
Developer(s) The New York Times Company
Publisher(s) The New York Times Company
ESRB e
English (US) ·