New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #517…

A new day brings a new Connections puzzle, with a fresh batch of words. All of these words may seem unrelated, but in reality, they have a deeper connection. Your task is to find the underlying connection between the words in each group. The connections can be based on various themes, like food-related items, colors, or a wordplay element. Today's puzzle is a bit of a brain-teaser, but don’t worry. This guide provides some hints and tips to help you solve today’s New York Times Connections puzzle.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #517 November 9, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Bath, Exponent, Ounce, Gnarly, Root, Twisted, Radical, Shred, Warped, Power, Lick, Powder, Rest, Trace, Throne, and Bent.

Hints For the NYT Connections Puzzle

Given below some hints and clues that will get you one step closer to solving today’s challenging puzzle. Click "Read More" to expand the hints you'd like to see.

Some General Hints For The Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some general tips to help you crack this tricky puzzle, without giving away the right answers:

"ROOT" and "RADICAL" go in the same category.
One of the four groups is “Contorted.”
One category of words comes before the phrase "ROOM" and are associated with a lavatory.

A general clue for this category is something twisting and turning itself into impossible shapes.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Contorted.

The Yellow category is Contorted, which means bent out of shape. The four words that fall into this category are: Bent, Twisted, Warped, Gnarly.

This category contains measurement-related words. A general clue is that all the words in this category are the least amount.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Smallest Amount.

The Green category is Smallest Amount, relevant to measurements. The four words that fall into this category are: Lick, Ounce, Trace, Shred.

A general clue is that all the words in this category are symbols and operations used to represent mathematical relationships and quantities.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Algebra Terms.

The four words in the Blue category, titled Algebra Terms, are: Exponent, Power, Radical, and Root.

The last category is a longer phrase than usual. Think of a place where people go to take care of a private need. A general clue is that all the words in this category are usually clean and hygienic places.