Today’s NYT Connections puzzle for December 3, 2024, is a fun one, with its unique categories and clever wordplay. The game, by Wyna Liu, challenges players to take 16 words and sort them into four groups of four, all with the same kind of connection. Each category is color-coded to represent its level of difficulty: yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest.
Today’s Connections Hint
For those who want a clue to navigate today’s puzzle, here are hints categorized by difficulty:
- Yellow (Easiest): Think of a famous show with a New Jersey mob family.
- Green (Easy): These words are sometimes used as affectionate nicknames for family members.
- Blue (Medium): These characters hang out in this beloved children’s educational program.
- Purple (Hardest): Names that have more letters than they sound like.
Some additional hints:
- Additional hint 1: “Snuffy” is a pet form of a longer name.
- Additional hint 2: Edie and Cece are in the same clique.
Today’s Nyt Connections Words
The 16 words used in today’s game are:
- Cookie
- Emmy
- Grammy
- Katie
- Junior
- Oscar
- Tony
- Pop
- Cece
- Mummy
- Count
- Meadow
- Snuffy
- ‘Cause
- Carmela
- Edie
Today’s Connections Group Themes
The themes can really make the game much easier once one understands them. Today’s groupings are
- Sopranos: The group contains Carmela, Junior, Meadow, and Tony.
- Familial Nicknames: This category consists of Cuz, Grammy, Mummy, and Pop.
- “Sesame Street” Characters: Here are Cookie, Count, Oscar, and Snuffy.
The group “Names That Sound Like Two Letters” includes Cece, Edie, Emmy, and Katie.
Today’s Connections Answers
If you’re ready for the answers without any more ado, here are the answers:
- Sopranos: Carmela, Junior, Meadow, Tony
- Familial Nicknames: Cuz, Grammy, Mummy, Pop
- “Sesame Street” Characters: Cookie, Count, Oscar, Snuffy
Names that resemble two letters are Cece, Edie, Emmy, and Katie.
This puzzle received a difficulty rating of 3.8 out of 5 from the Connections Companion. Many players found the “Sesame Street” category to be fun but had more difficulty with the purple group as it was tricky.
If you didn’t get all the answers right today—don’t worry! A fresh Connections puzzle is published each day at midnight. You can always try again tomorrow or use these hints to improve your strategy for future puzzles!
