Today's Connections Hints & Answers For December 11, 2024 (Puzzle #549)

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Today’s puzzle is fairly complicated, as players will need to figure out how to sort out a lot of different nouns that all look disconnected. There are a fair amount of differences and similarities between all of them, and knowing how to put them together is going to be a challenge. It is easy to get stuck on the last two categories in particular, so if you have a hard time figuring them out you should not feel bad about it. There are a lot of intricacies in these puzzles, and today is no exception.

If you want a different kind of challenge, the NYT’s might just be the right puzzle for you. There are a lot of different challenges with a crossword, but there are slightly different ones when it is in bite-sized form. A larger crossword requires a lot more different connection points, but it also offers more places to fill in words and potentially get hints that way. The smaller crossword will require a little more creative thinking to get the job done.

If you need hints on today’s puzzle, there are likely several reasons. The similarities in these words are just vague enough to make it fairly difficult to put things together. Additionally, some of the words are not necessarily references that everyone would be familiar with, meaning you’d have to look up what they are just to make an attempt at solving the puzzle. However, with a little help, it will be easier for you to figure out what to do today.

Wordle is a simple daily word game that has taken the internet by storm. With only 6 chances to get the right answer, players may need a little help.

If you still need help figuring out what these categories are all about, you can look at the names of them in the box below, followed by the full answers for each one.

UTOPIA

THINGS YOU SHAKE

PROPER NOUN PORTMANTEAUX

ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR «FRIEND»

UTOPIA

PARADISE

SEVENTH HEAVEN

SHANGRI-LA

XANADU

This one seems harder than it should be for the easy category today. While you could put it together if you knew what each