New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #542 December 4, 2024

Connections is back, and today’s puzzle is a doozy. If you are looking for a challenge, you’ll find it when you try to sort all sixteen of these words into the right categories. But if it’s a little too much for you, this article is here to help.

If you are looking for general hints, spoilers, or even the full answer, you can find all that and more in the sections below. Scroll down to see everything you’ll need to solve this challenging puzzle game yourself.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #542 for December 4, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Pan, Pine Tree, Lead, Candle, Compass, Loofah, Turntable, Shepherd, Atlas, Toiletries, Echo, Guide, Sewing Kit, Helen, Direct, and Johnson.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are in need of a couple of hints for this free browser-based puzzle game, you can find some below. Open up these expandable sections with the Read More button below each one.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these are about repeating vowels or certain letters. But one of them is about parts of a word.

2. None of these groups are about things you keep in the bathroom or need for a shower.

3. Helen and Pan are in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this
minimalist puzzle game
:
Drive, govern, helm.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Steer.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Steer.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Direct, Guide, Lead, Shepherd.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:
Works only with needle/s.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Things with Needle/s.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Things with Needle/s.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Compass, Pine Tree, Sewing Kit, Turntable.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Mythological names.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Figures in Greek Myth.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Figures in Greek Myth.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Atlas, Echo, Helen, Pan.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
Other things you could put in this category: Potato, Headache, Candies.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Starting With Synonyms for Lavatory.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in this
New York Times
Connections
is
Starting With Synonyms for Lavatory.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Candle, Johnson, Loofah, Toiletries.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #542 for December 4, 2024

If you want to see the answer to this mind-boggling puzzle game, you should open up the section below. Inside are all the categories and the words that go inside them.

Yellow – Steer
: Direct, Guide, Lead, Shepherd
Green – Things with Needle/s
: Compass, Pine Tree, Sewing Kit, Turntable
Blue – Figures in Greek Myth
: Atlas, Echo, Helen, Pan
Purple – Starting With Synonyms for Lavatory
: Candle, Johnson, Loofah, Toiletries