NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, December 1 (game #539)

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Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers , Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Connections today (game #539) – today’s words

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Today’s NYT Connections words are…

SOLOJERSEYWILLYWONKAYORKHAVENKINDERBIRDPADSCHARMSPORTHELMETRETREATFALLIN’CLEATSSHELTER

NYT Connections today (game #539) – hint #1 – group hints

What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?

Yellow: Somewhere safeGreen: Locker room kitBlue: Sweet treatsPurple: [not costing anything] blank

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We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…

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NYT Connections today (game #539) – hint #2 – group answers

What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?

YELLOW: SANCTUARYGREEN FOOTBALL GEARBLUE: CANDY NAMES PURPLE: “FREE ___”

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NYT Connections today (game #539) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Connections, game #539, are…

YELLOW: SANCTUARY HAVEN, PORT, RETREAT, SHELTERGREEN FOOTBALL GEAR CLEATS, HELMET, JERSEY, PADSBLUE: CANDY NAMES CHARMS, KINDER, WONKA, YORKPURPLE: “FREE ___” BIRD, FALLIN’, SOLO, WILLYMy rating: HardMy score: 2 mistakes

It’s now a part of my Connections routine that I look for anything related to one of three sports: football of the American variety, baseball, or occasionally basketball. Playing to the crowd there, NYT, well done. Anyway, predictable though it is, it did give me a way into this game once I’d already solved the very easy … Read More