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NYT Connections Hints December 12, 2024 #550

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 12, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #550, 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 12, 2024

BED: Your bed spends 23 hours waiting for you every day, while you only give it 1 hour of attention. Who's really the needy one here?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Some are used in leisure activities

Hint Two

Think about homophonic words pronounced like a drink

Hint Three

Things that sound like "t"

Green Group Hints December 12, 2024

TI: This musical note thinks it's just part of a song, but really, it's conducting our entire emotional orchestra.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Tools and mechanisms that help things come together

Hint Two

Objects with teeth or ridges

Hint Three

Objects with teeth

Blue Group Hints December 12, 2024

GEEZ: When you say 'geez', remember that's probably what the universe says when watching humans.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Mild exclamations to avoid stronger language

Hint Two

Family-friendly substitutes for swear words

Hint Three

Mild oaths

Purple Group Hints December 12, 2024

MOUTH: Your mouth thinks it's talking, but really, it's just a door your words use to escape.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These words have double meanings in nature and landscape

Hint Two

Each can describe parts of rivers and human features

Hint Three

Parts of a river

Get NYT Connections Answers December 12, 2024 #550

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Things that sound like "t"

TEA
TEE (GOLF)
TEE (SHIRT)
TI (MUSICAL NOTE)

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Objects with teeth

COMB
GEAR
SAW
ZIPPER

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Mild oaths

FUDGE
GEEZ
NUTS
RATS

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Parts of a river

BANK
BED
DELTA
MOUTH