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Hey, folks! Welcome to the weekend. Today’s Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links 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 typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll 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 the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For December 2
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- NBA
- CAP
- HOOP
- HAMPER
- RING
- PAPER
- BASKET
- CURB
- CHEST
- PEARL
- CHECK
- BAND
- TRAFFIC
- BIN
- CIRCLE
- LIMIT
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — receptacles
- Green group — they’re round
- Blue group —regulate
- Purple group — linked by a word that means “an awkward situation or predicament”
Connections Groups For December 2
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — containers
- Green group — circular shapes
- Blue group — restrict
- Purple group — ____ jam
Connections Answers For December 2
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — containers (BASKET, BIN, CHEST, HAMPER)
- Green group — circular shapes (BAND, CIRCLE, HOOP, RING)
- Blue group — restrict (CAP, CHECK, CURB, LIMIT)
- Purple group — ____ jam (NBA, PAPER, PEARL, TRAFFIC)
No perfect game today, but I’m up to eight straight wins.
My only mistake came right at the jump when I included HAMPER with the blue words. Once I swapped that out for CHECK, it was plain sailing. The yellows were next, then the greens. That left the purple words. I didn’t quite make the connection before submitting those, but I’ll take the win anyway.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Sunday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I sometimes include a song from a musical artist if one’s mentioned in a game of Connections. I won’t do that today, because I’m not a fan of Pearl Jam. NBA Jam is an all-time great video game though, so please enjoy a clip of that: