Get NYT Connections Hints for December 3, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #541, including word connections and hidden categories.
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KATIE: While you're busy being Katie, has anyone asked Katie if she wants to be you? Let that sink in.
Think about an influential TV family from New Jersey
Main characters from a critically acclaimed HBO drama series
Sopranos
TONY: People dream of winning a Tony, but Tony just wants to win at being himself. Be like Tony.
Informal or shortened names for relatives
Common family nicknames across different cultures
Familial nicknames
MEADOW: A meadow doesn't try to be a forest, it's just happy being a meadow. Take notes, overachievers.
Beloved characters from children's educational TV
Residents of a place where sunny days sweep the clouds away
“sesame street” characters
EDIE: Edie might be easy to spell, but try explaining to autocorrect why it's not 'edit' for the hundredth time.
Four-letter nicknames commonly ending in 'ie' or 'y'
Diminutive forms of longer female names
Names that sound like two letters
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Hint: Sopranos
Hint: Familial nicknames
Hint: “sesame street” characters
Hint: Names that sound like two letters