New York Times Connections Tips and Answers for Number 525, November 17, 2024

Connections there are sixteen more words to solve in today's puzzle. In order to beat this one, you'll have to figure out what the four categories are, and you'll have to put all the words into the correct group without making more than three mistakes.

If the rules are how to play Connections hard as it sounds, today's puzzle is even harder. If you need help, you can find all the help you need in the article below, from spoilers to little hints and more.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #525 for November 17, 2024

The Connections today's puzzle contains the words: Forgiveness, Quote, Association, Abbreviation, Caps, Union, Passionary, Snug, Offer, Cozy, Prayer, League, Guild, Dub, Foot, and Smooth.

Hints for the NYT Connections puzzle

If you're confused and running out of mistakes to make in this challenging puzzle game, check out all the advanced sections below. To see the tips in each one, open them using the Read More button below the title.

A few general hints for the whole relationship puzzle

1. None of these categories deal with parts of speech, grammatical keywords, or anything like that.

2. None of these categories apply to weddings.

3. The foot and the accessory belong to the same group.

Yellow tips by NYT Connections category

Here are some hints for the yellow/direct answer:
A group of people with the same goals.

Yellow compound category answer

Category for yellow/straight
Connections
there is
Alliance.

The yellow answer is the Connections category and all four words

Answer to yellow / direct
Connections
there is
Alliance.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Association, guild, league, union.

Tips for the Green NYT Connections category

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this mobile puzzle game:
Tight, fit, tight, tight.

Green Connections category answer

Category for green/intermediate difficulty level
Connections
there is
Sticky.

Answer category Green Connections and all four words

The answer is green/medium difficulty
Connections
there is
Sticky.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Sticky, smooth, sticky, sticky.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/complex answer:
Reasons to find knees on the ground.

Reply to Blue Connections category

Category for blue/heavies
Connections
there is
Cases where you can kneel.

Answer category Blue Connections and all four words

The answer is blue/hard
Connections
there is
Cases where you can kneel.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Forgiveness, Dubbing, Prayer, Offering.

NYT Connections Category Tips in Purple

The answer to the category of purple compounds

Purple/Sly difficulty category in
Connections
there is
What can an apostrophe mean.

The purple answer for the Connections category and all four words

The answer to the purple/cunning difficulty is y
Connections
there is
What can an apostrophe mean.

Four words for this group in the puzzle:
Abbreviation, foot, possessive, quote.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #525 for November 17, 2024

Looking for the answer to this minimalist puzzle game? You can find all the categories and the words included in each of them in the section below.

• Yellow – Alliance
  : Association, guild, league, union
• Green – adjacent
  : clinging, smooth, clinging, clinging
• Blue – occasions when you can kneel
  : Forgiveness, Dubbing, Prayer, Offer
• Purple – which can indicate an apostrophe
  : contraction, foot, possessive, quote

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