NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Monday, December 23 (game #561)

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 Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

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

Today’s NYT Connections words are…

  • BOAT
  • U
  • BOWL
  • M
  • THOU
  • CREW
  • V
  • YOU
  • 8
  • EWE
  • SCOOP
  • GLUE
  • TUESDAY
  • K
  • GRAND
  • YEW

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

  • YELLOW: Soundalikes
  • GREEN: T-shirts
  • BLUE: Money slang 
  • PURPLE: “Man” would be another 

Need more clues?

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…

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

  • YELLOW: HOMOPHONES
  • GREEN: NECKLINES
  • BLUE: WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000 
  • PURPLE: SUPER 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

The answers to today’s Connections, game #561, are…

  • YELLOW: HOMOPHONES EWE, U, YEW, YOU
  • GREEN: NECKLINES BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, V
  • BLUE: WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000 GRAND, K, M, THOU
  • PURPLE: SUPER 8, BOWL, GLUE, TUESDAY

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 3 mistakes

I knew today was going to be a tough one when I saw the M, U, 8, and K and so it proved, for me at least, as I struggled with a mind block after getting HOMOPHONES.

Had SUPER included Man instead of TUESDAY I would have got there. Living in the UK, our Tuesdays are just your regular Tuesdays and none have ever been described as Super. It’s probably the last day of the week that should be described as “Super”. Monday you have the hope of a fresh week and new possibilities, Wednesday you’re nearly over the midweek hump, Thursday is virtually Friday and Friday is almost Saturday – an actual Super day.

THOU also threw me, as I got stuck on the archaic pronunciation, rather than WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000, and M confused me too, with my mind going to the James Bond character before the Roman numerals – something the Super BOWL uses to differentiate between years.


  • YELLOW: SLANG FOR HEAD COCONUT, CROWN, DOME, SKULL
  • GREEN: PALINDROMES ABBA, KAYAK, NUN, STATS
  • BLUE: POLICE PROCEDURALS BONES, ELEMENTARY, KOJAK, MONK
  • PURPLE: FIRST IN A COMEDY DUO ABBOTT, FRY, KEY, LAUREL

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