Today's Connections Hints & Answers For December 13, 2024 (Puzzle #551)

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If you are having a hard time with today’s puzzle, you might want to use these links to help you get past the trolls and win the day. Today’s puzzle was a little challenging, with some crossover words and a fair amount of the usual shenanigans. Whether you are looking for a few hints or for the full spoilers, we have everything you need to help you finish up this puzzle.

If you are looking to get some good puzzling time, is a fantastic option that will let you spend a good chunk of time deciphering its clues. You will need to solve other puzzles, find the right words, do a little bit of math, and know a little bit about geography in order to solve this one. It is quite the daily challenge, andone that players will find themselves engrossed in.

If you need some hints about today’s puzzle, you are in the right place. There is an interesting word selection for this one, and you will have to pick carefully to avoid some of the traps laying in wait for you. However, if you know what you are looking for, it makes it a lot easier to avoid some of the bigger mistakes in this one, so check out these hints to help you do so.

Strands is one of New York Times' many puzzle games that consists of a unique 6x8 word search that requires players to use zig-zag solutions.

If those hints are still not enough for you, don’t worry as we still have more to come. Next up is a box with all of the category names for your perusal.

FANTASY CREATURES

EMAIL FOLDERS

CITRUS SODAS

ANIMAL HOMOPHONES

FANTASY CREATURES

DRAGON

GIANT

PIXIE

TROLL

This category can be really tricky depending on whether or not you have noticed the blue category yet or not. SPRITE is something easily placed in this category and is most similar to PIXIE. In fact, I would possibly put it here before TROLL depending on what words I had left at that point. You could spend a lot of time-wasting “one away” guesses and not realize what word actually doesn’t belong. However, SPRITE is also one of the biggest hints for