Get NYT Connections Hints for December 14, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #552, 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.
SOLE: Everyone wants to be unique, but here you are, just another fish in the sea of soles.
You might find these on a seafood menu
Finned creatures of the sea
Fish
SOL: Searching for sol when you're already the star of your own delusion.
A familiar auction sequence
Words that mark a decisive moment
Words in an auction-ending phrase
ONCE: Once upon a time, people believed in 'once.' Now we know everything repeats infinitely.
Used in international markets
Different names for money
Global currencies
POUND: You can pound on life's door all you want, but it probably has airpods in.
These words can all precede 'star'
Each forms a common compound word with 'fly'
Words before “cup”
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Hint: Fish
Hint: Words in an auction-ending phrase
Hint: Global currencies
Hint: Words before “cup”