NEW ‘Connections’ hints and answers for Friday 27th December

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ForbesNEW ‘Connections’ hints and answers for Thursday 26th DecemberBy Chris Holt

Hello everyone! I hope it’s been a great holiday week for you. And for essential staff and anyone else who hasn’t been able to take time off, I trust that things have gone as smoothly as possible.

Before we get started, I’ve started a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other people. I’m always interested in finding out how other people approach the game, so join in! It’s funny.

It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess up.

Today’s NEW Connections tips and answers for Friday, December 27th are coming right up.

How Connections plays

Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on NEW website or game app.

You are presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by finding out the connections between them. The groups can be things like clickable items, names of research study participants, or words with a body part in front.

There is only one solution to each puzzle and you have to be careful when it comes to words that can fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps help you see connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the hardest. The purple group often involves puns.

Choose four words that you think go together and press send. If you guess and you’re wrong, you lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you may see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you still need to figure out which one to swap.

If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with some tips and if you’re really struggling, today’s is Connections answer. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chat.

If you have one NEW Free access or Play subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections file. This includes all previous games of Connectionsso you can go back and play any of them you missed.

Apart from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my tips for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.

What’s today’s hookup tip?

Roll slowly! Right after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words are included in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

  • LOSS
  • UNICORN
  • IRON
  • BACON
  • PRESSING
  • PHOENIX
  • CAR
  • BUGLER
  • BRIDGES
  • AFRICA
  • TOAST
  • WASHINGTON
  • GREEN
  • HITS
  • HASH
  • CLICK

And hints for today Connections groups are:

  • Yellow group — tasty treats to help kick-start your day
  • Green group — activates a switch or switch
  • Blue group — like a ska band or train
  • Purple group — acclaimed artists

What are today’s connection groups?

Do you need extra help?

Be warned: we’re starting to come in spoiler territory.

Today’s Connections groups are…

  • Yellow group — breakfast pages
  • Green group — presses, like a button
  • Blue group — they have a horn
  • Purple Group — Oscar-winning actors

What are today’s connections answers?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll down the page any further until you’re ready to find out about today Connections answer.

This is your last warning!

Today’s Connections the answers are…

  • Yellow group — breakfast sides (BACON, GRINS, HASH, TOAST)
  • Green group — presses, like a button (CLICK, HITS, PRESSES, TAKES)
  • Blue group — they have a horn (AFRICA, BUGLER, CAR, UNICORN)
  • Purple Group — Oscar-winning actors (BRIDGES, IRONS, PHOENIX, WASHINGTON)

I had a perfect game today. It took me up to five wins in a row. Here’s how I managed:

I’m starting to worry that a very difficult match is just around the corner, because this was the third relatively easy match in a row for me.

I spotted both the green and the yellow when I wrote out the glossary. There wasn’t really anything with UNICORN and PHOENIX in terms of mythical creatures, so I wasn’t too worried about running into a red herring here. There were two groups that were taken care of pretty quickly.

At first I figured PHOENIX and WASHINGTON might have something to do with American cities, but the purples clicked when I realized how IRONS fit in. The actors are Jeff BRIDGES, Jeremy IRONS, Joaquin PHOENIX and Denzel WASHINGTON.

I didn’t figure out the context for the blues, but it was a bit of a groan when I saw the description pop up. The Horn of Africa is located in the northeastern part of the continent along the southern side of the Red Sea. Fun fact: The UNICORN is Scotland’s national animal.

That’s all there is to it for today Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for tips and the fix for Saturday’s game if you need them.

PS Just because I’m in the mood, I’ll recommend my second favorite song of all time, behind “God Only Knows”. This song and this band changed my life in ways I won’t go into here (although I have written about one of the main reasons before).

“Forever” is a perfect rock song. I will love it for the rest of my life. The Michel Gondry-directed video is also a work of genius:

Have a nice day! Make sure to drink enough water! Call someone you love!

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