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Hey, folks! This’ll be the last day of work and school for many of you before the holidays. Not long to go now! It’s my last full day of the year too, but don’t worry: I’ll still be putting together this column every day for you.
Today’s Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For December 22
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- ANGEL
- HAIR
- SPELL
- COMB
- WAIL
- WITCH
- WHILE
- WAX
- DEAR
- HONEY
- CLOWN
- PERIOD
- PIRATE
- HOARSE
- STRETCH
- HIVE
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — common sights on October 31
- Green group — associated with vital flying creatures
- Blue group — a moment or an epoch, perhaps
- Purple group — they sound like fauna
Connections Groups For December 22
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — classic Halloween costumes
- Green group — bee creations
- Blue group — interval of time
- Purple group — animal homophones
Connections Answers For December 22
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — classic Halloween costumes (ANGEL, CLOWN, PIRATE, WITCH)
- Green group — bee creations (COMB, HIVE, HONEY, WAX)
- Blue group — interval of time (PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH, WHILE)
- Purple group — animal homophones (DEAR, HAIR, HOARSE, WAIL)
My fourth perfect game in row takes my overall streak up to 14.
PERIOD immediately caught my eye and after my mind raced through all the definitions, I realized it paired up with the other lengths of time, which gave me the blues (so to speak). That knocked out SPELL as a possible red herring to accompany WITCH. After I clocked the other Halloween costumes, I had the yellows sussed.
I spent a couple minutes pondering over the last two groups before the bee-related words started gelling together in my mind. That left me with the purples. I didn’t figure out the connection, but when I saw the answer, I must admit I let out a small groan.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Saturday’s game if you need them.
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