Our NYT Connections answers will help you solve today’s game if you find yourself lost. However, seeing that you are here, you just might need a bit of help or two. So, let’s not waste any time and look at Connections hints for today’s game #556 to help you get to the answers for December 18, 2024.
Today’s Connections Hints
From the easiest Yellow category to the hardest Purple one, the NYT Connections game can quickly get difficult if you’re unprepared. And believe me, you’ll need help in more than one NYT group today.
To make your life even easier, here are the NYT Connections hints for today’s categories:
- Yellow Category – Some things you just deal with
- Green Category – These get you drunk
- Blue Category – Who doesn’t like money, right?
- Purple Category – A rounded word comes after all of these
Do you also solve Wordle and Strands every day? Our posts for today’s Wordle and today’s Strands include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.
Spoiler Warning:
Scroll past this point AT YOUR OWN RISK. Major category hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections below.
What Are Connections Categories Today
The Connections groups today are an interesting mix of themes, which might get a bit difficult for us all. That said, here are today’s categories for Connections for Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
- Yellow – DEAL WITH
- Green – STYLES OF BEER
- Blue – INVESTMENT VERBS
- Purple – _ _ _ DOME
Do you finally see where each word should go? No? Then, keep scrolling to see the NYT Connections answers for today.
Today’s Connections Answers
The answers for Connections today #556 on December 18, 2024, are:
- DEAL WITH – Field, Handle, Manage, Tackle
- STYLES OF BEER – Bitter, Bock, Sour, Stout
- INVESTMENT VERBS – Hedge, Hold, Short, Trade
- _ _ _ DOME – Capitol, Chrome, Onion, Teapot
The NYT Connections for December 18 was all about money and beer. I began with the Yellow category, and thankfully, that was the only one that required no hard work. The Green group came next, and it was today that I found out that Bock is a style of beer.
The Blue category, on the other hand, was easy due to my amazing knowledge of money (lie, I used Google). With only four words left, I simply mashed them together to get the Purple category and the NYT Connections puzzle for December 18.
Today, the Connections Bot rated my efforts quite fairly, giving me a score of 52 for the average difficulty score. Not too bad, I suppose?
Yesterday’s Connections Answers
Are you a time traveler or simply lost your way while finding the right game? Well, then, it’s best if you head back to yesterday’s NYT Connections game for December 17 first.
We hope you had similar luck as I did for today’s game. If not, please let us know in the comments below!
