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NYT Connections Hints December 11, 2024 #549

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 11, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #549, including word connections and hidden categories.

As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.

Yellow Group Hints December 11, 2024

POKÉMON: You think you're catching Pokémon? Plot twist: They're actually collecting humans and storing us in invisible Homo sapien balls.

Hint One

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Mythical locations symbolizing ultimate bliss

Hint Two

Utopian realms in literature and mythology

Hint Three

Utopia

Green Group Hints December 11, 2024

SNOWGLOBE: You shake a snowglobe to watch the snow fall, but from inside, you're just the giant who keeps causing earthquakes in their perfectly peaceful world.

Hint One

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Objects containing liquid or movable parts

Hint Two

Items that respond to physical movement

Hint Three

Things you shake

Blue Group Hints December 11, 2024

PARADISE: Everyone wants to find paradise, but has anyone asked if paradise wants to be found? Maybe it's hiding from us for a reason.

Hint One

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Branded activities or platforms with global reach

Hint Two

Names that have become part of contemporary lifestyle

Hint Three

Proper noun portmanteaux

Purple Group Hints December 11, 2024

SEVENTH HEAVEN: Everybody talks about seventh heaven, but what happened to the first six? Probably got tired of humans and retired.

Hint One

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Words that have significance beyond their literal meaning

Hint Two

Each represents something iconic in its respective domain

Hint Three

Ending in synonyms for “friend”

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Utopia

PARADISE
SEVENTH HEAVEN
SHANGRI-LA
XANADU

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Things you shake

HAIRSPRAY
MAGIC 8 BALL
SALAD DRESSING
SNOWGLOBE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Proper noun portmanteaux

JAZZERCISE
PARALYMPICS
POKÉMON
WIKIPEDIA

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Ending in synonyms for “friend”

KETCHUM
PAYPAL
PRIMATE
ROSEBUD