NYT Connections today – my tips and answers for Wednesday, December 25th (Game #563)

Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult. So read on if you need pointers.

What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play a few more word games. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and Quordle tips and answers articles if you need help with that too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about NYT Connections today. So don’t read any further if you don’t want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (Game #563) – today’s words

NYT Connections notes for game 563 on a purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today’s words from NYT Connections are…

QUEEN
STAR
CUPID
STRONG
RUDOLPH
PROTECT
NANNY
COMET
VIXEN
MOON
ROBIN HOOD
SHANNON
HAWKEYE
FEY
JENNY
PLANET

NYT Connections today (Game #563) – Clue #1 – Group Clues

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: astronomy
GREEN: Bow and arrow
BLUE: Lady Beasts
PURPLE: “Live from New York…”

Do you need further advice?

We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four thematic answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles are…

NYT Connections Today (Game #563) – Clue #2 – Group Answers

What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: SKY OBJECTS
GREEN: ARCHERS
BLUE: FEMALE ANIMALS
PURPLE: “SNL” CAST

That’s right, you can find the answers below. So don’t scroll any further if you don’t want to see them.

NYT Connections today (Game #563) – the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 563 on purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Connections, game #563, are…

YELLOW: SKY OBJECTS COMET, MOON, PLANET, STAR
GREEN: ARCHERS CUPID, HAWKEYE, ROBIN HOOD, SAGITTARIUS
BLUE: FEMALE ANIMALS JENNY, NANNY, QUEEN, VIXEN
PURPLE: “SNL” CAST FEY, RUDOLPH, SHANNON, STARK

My rating: Simply
My score: Perfect

The stars aligned for me today as I turned groups of three into groups of four.

I knew that the symbol for SAGITTARIUS was a centaur, but I forgot that he also held a bow and arrow – apparently it is meant to symbolize that people born under this zodiac sign are decisive and hit the mark every time .

ROBIN HOOD also gives its name to the archery equivalent of a hole-in-one – when an archer shares an arrow that is already on target with another arrow shot from the same spot. A moment as rare as the fact that I got through Connections without any errors.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, December 24, Game #562)

YELLOW: “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY GOD!” BEARS, LIONS, OH MY TIGERS
GREEN: LOVED, AS A FRIEND Close, dear, intimate, tight
BLUE: WORDS THAT ARE SMALL LIKE MULTI-LETTERS BEES, SIMPLICITY, JAYS, USE
PURPLE: START SONG TITLE ON TRIPLE CONTROL Bills, bye, give me please

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from The New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: Green is easy, Yellow is slightly more difficult, Blue is often quite difficult, and Purple is usually very difficult.

On the bright side, you don’t technically have to solve the last question as you can answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.

However, it’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle and there are lots of ways to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure answers.

It is free to play on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games website.

NYT Connections today – my tips and answers for Wednesday, December 25th (Game #563)

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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