New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #539…

Connections is a short daily puzzle game from the New York Times. If you want a challenge, this puzzle will not disappoint; there are a lot of challenging words and groups in this one.

If you already know how to play Connections but are stuck on today's puzzle, you can find helpful tips below. Each section has things like spoilers, clues, and even the whole answer if you want to see it. Whatever you need to win can be found here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #539 for December 1, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Solo, Jersey, Willy, Wonka, York, Haven, Kinder, Bird, Pads, Charms, Port, Helmet, Retreat, Fallin', Cleats, and Shelter.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Here are all the hints you need to solve this mind-boggling puzzle game. In each section, you will find clues or spoilers; uncover them with the Read More button below each one.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. Willy and Wonka do not go in the same group, but you are on the right track.

2. None of the categories are about the letters in words, sections of words, or anything similar.

3. Solo and Bird go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this mobile puzzle game: Asylum, cover, safety.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Sanctuary.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Sanctuary.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Haven, Port, Retreat, Shelter.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Sports gear needed to play a specific sport.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Football Gear.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Football Gear.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cleats, Helmet, Jersey, Pads.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put into this category: Mars, Starburst, Kisses.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Candy Names.

The answer to the blue/difficult New York Times Connections is Candy Names.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Charms, Kinder, Wonka, York.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All of these words can follow up the same four-letter word to create four titles.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Free ____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Free ____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bird, Fallin', Solo, Willy.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #539 for December 1, 2024

If you just want to see the full spoiler for this browser-based puzzle game, you can find it in the section below. If you open it, you will see all the categories and the words that go in each one.

Yellow - Sanctuary: Haven, Port, Retreat, Shelter
Green - Football Gear: Cleats, Helmet, Jersey, Pads
Blue - Candy Names: Charms, Kinder, Wonka, York
Purple - Free ____: Bird, Fallen', Solo, Willy