Connections Hints: Dec 14, 2024

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 14, 2024 (2024-12-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #581 · 2024-12-14

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #581 for 2024-12-14, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: FISH, WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASE, GLOBAL CURRENCIES and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

FISH
WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASE
GLOBAL CURRENCIES
WORDS BEFORE “CUP”

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

FISH

FLUKE

MULLET

SOLE

TANG

WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASE

GOING

ONCE

SOLD

TWICE

GLOBAL CURRENCIES

POUND

REAL

SOL

YUAN

WORDS BEFORE “CUP”

BUTTER

DIVA

SOLO

WORLD

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.