New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #529…

Connections is back with yet another collection of words to be sorted. The trouble is, New York Times Games doesn't give you any hints for what the groups might be except the words themselves, and that can make this minimalist puzzle game really difficult.

If you are stuck on today's puzzle and looking for a helping hand, check out the guide below. It contains everything you need to win from general hints to category clues, spoilers to the whole answer.

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By Mina Smith

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #529 for November 21, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Boba, Fett, Polo, Star, Oxford, Sponge, Bubble, Penn, Pearl, Torte, Coral, Tee, Zit, Jelly, Flannel, and Tapioca.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a few hints would help you through this mind-boggling puzzle game, check out the sections below. Each one contains a different kind of helpful hint or spoiler to get you a little closer to the answer without ruining the whole thing.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this challenging puzzle game:

1. None of the groups are about words that can be put before/after the same word to make four common things/phrases.

2. None of these categories are about things you pop.

3. Fett and Torte go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Other things you could put in this category: Fitted, Sleeveless, Under

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Shirts.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Shirts.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Flannel, Oxford, Polo, Tee.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: The reason why milk tea straws are so big.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Spheres in Milk Tea.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Spheres in Milk Tea.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Boba, Bubble, Pearl, Tapioca.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Creatures you might see in a SpongeBob SquarePants game or episode.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Marine Invertebrates, Familiarly.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Marine Invertebrates, Familiarly.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Coral, Jelly, Sponge, Star.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this mobile puzzle game: All these are the start of words in the same food category. Other things you could put in this category: Spa, Far, Tag.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starts of Pasta Names.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Starts of Pasta Names.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fett, Penn, Torte, Zit.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #529 for November 21, 2024

The full answer to this puzzle game is located inside the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to expose the entire answer, including all the categories and the words that go inside.