Get NYT Connections Hints for December 7, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #545, including word connections and hidden categories.
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SUN: While humans worship the sun for warmth and life, the sun probably sees us as annoying little creatures who complain when it's too hot or too cold - we're basically the Goldilocks of the solar system.
Think about establishing relationships or links
Words meaning 'to connect things together'
Think of together
FELLOW: Everyone wants to be a fellow of something prestigious, but maybe the real fellowship was the anxiety we developed along the way.
Tools used by people who enjoy a specific outdoor hobby
Items designed to draw in a specific target
Ways to attract fish
RELATE: We spend our lives trying to relate to others, while our pets successfully relate to us by just existing and looking cute.
These have connections to professional teams
WNBA team names
W.n.b.a. teams
EQUATE: Mathematicians spend years trying to equate everything, while cats have already figured out that box = sit, regardless of size.
Words that can follow 'ship'
Each can be preceded by 'fore'
Long___
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Hint: Think of together
Hint: Ways to attract fish
Hint: W.n.b.a. teams
Hint: Long___