The November 29 NYT Connections puzzle blends accessible categories with clever twists, pushing players to think creatively and spot subtle associations.
Each color-coded group reflects the escalating difficulty, moving from simple definitions to deeper cultural references and wordplay.
Late-November editions often reward keen observation and lateral thinking, offering an engaging challenge for puzzle fans of all levels.
The NYT Connections puzzle for today is placed right in the middle of Thanksgiving week, when Black Friday offers are already being talked about, and people are mixing shopping thrill with relaxation that is really needed.
As the weekend comes in, Connections offers the perfect mental escape, a quick and clever break between browsing sales, relaxing with family, or planning your next purchase. The weekend edition keeps on with the theme of the puzzle that combines sharp wordplay and thematic twists, which makes the player slow down, sip something warm and train their pattern-recognition skills.
Some categories are clear right away, while others need a moment of pondering; thus, the ‘aha!’ feeling becomes even more rewarding. No matter if you are relaxing after a hard period of holiday shopping or just going to a warm weekend, today’s NYT Connections puzzle will bring you a fun and rewarding challenge that can be enjoyed during your Thanksgiving break.
Each game provides a sixteen-square grid, full of fascinating words or phrases, which makes for a chaotic word jumble. The solver must find four sets of four words, each set tied together by one common theme.
There is only one solution possible, and the player will be allowed up to three wrong answers before the game ends. Finished groups receive a color based on how difficult they were:
Yellow: The easiest set, typically self-explanatory.
Green: Medium difficulty; the associations are obvious but slightly trickier to make.
Blue: Harder, requiring usually cultural references or less obvious connections.
Purple: Most difficult, forever punny or otherwise abstract in association.
ABDOMINAL AREA: CORE, MIDSECTION, TORSO, TRUNK
REPLACEMENT: BACKUP, COVER, RELIEF, SUBSTITUTE
PARK STAPLES: BENCH, PIGEON, STATUE, TREE
BLACKJACK TERMS: BUST, HIT, SPLIT, STAND
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Yellow: ABDOMINAL AREA
Green: REPLACEMENT
Blue: PARK STAPLES
Purple: BLACKJACK TERMS
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle was a nice mix of logic, wordplay, and thematic clarity. The Yellow group zeroed in on “FITTING,” bringing together FAIR, JUST, PROPER, and RIGHT. The Green group named the different ways to “ACHIEVE VICTORY OVER,” which included BEAT, BEST, TAKE, and WORST.
The Blue group presented the basic electric guitar parts: FRET, PEG, PICKUP, and STRING. Lastly, the Purple group dealt with phonetics: INTONATIONS, LOUDNESS, RHYTHM, and STRESS. An intricate web of familiar concepts and clever associations, a weekend puzzle session could not have been better.