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Looking for NYT Connections #564 hints and answers? This is the archived puzzle from Thursday, December 26, 2024. Start with the spoiler-free nudges below; the four category names and all sixteen words appear farther down.
Hints for Connections #564
Connections asks you to sort sixteen words into four groups of four. If you want a nudge without seeing the solutions, reveal these hints one at a time:
- One group is about approximation.
- Another group consists of plants.
- One set describes a substantial quantity.
- The last group uses shortened forms for U.S. states.
How to approach the board
Check what role each word plays in a proposed group. A set might be synonyms, names of trees, words that describe a large amount, or abbreviations. A surface-level association can look convincing, so verify that all four words share the same relationship before committing. Connections uses categories of different difficulty, and apparent groupings can mislead, as explained in TechRadar’s general game explainer.
Spoilers: Connections #564 answers
Stop here if you still want to solve the board yourself. The category names and complete groups follow. The answer set below is corroborated by secondary answer guides, including TechRadar and DocumentaryTube; an official NYT archive was not available in the cited reporting.
- Yellow — Approximately: ABOUT, AROUND, LIKE, ROUGHLY. Each can express approximation.
- Green — Trees: ELDER, PALM, PINE, SPRUCE.
- Blue — Sizable, as an amount: HANDSOME, HEALTHY, RESPECTABLE, TIDY.
- Purple — U.S. state abbreviations: ALA, ARK, MISS, ORE. These are the forms used for this category in the puzzle; they are not all standard postal two-letter abbreviations.
The full board in displayed order
TIDY, ALA, HANDSOME, ELDER, SPRUCE, LIKE, PINE, MISS, HEALTHY, ROUGHLY, ARK, PALM, ABOUT, RESPECTABLE, ORE, AROUND.
Quick Recap
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