NYT Connections tips for #907: Clues and solutions for Thursday, Dec. 4

Struggling with todays New York Times Connections puzzle? Puzzle #907 can be tricky, but with a few hints, you can get through it faster. Dont worry about peekingthese puzzles are meant to challenge you, and getting a little help is perfectly fine.

Heres how I approached the groups today: I solved them in this sequence: blue, yellow, green, purple. The puzzle may seem complicated at first glance, but its more approachable than it looks once you start organizing the words.

If youre new to NYT Connections, heres a quick overview: the game presents 16 words in a four-by-four grid. Your task is to group them into four color-coded categories: yellow, green, blue, and purple. Yellow is usually the simplest, while purple tends to be the hardest. Each group has a specific connection, like in a past puzzle where the blue group involved terms related to buying a home: appraisal, escrow, insurance, and mortgage.

You have four attempts per puzzle, and any incorrect guess will provide feedback. The lightbulb icon in the game gives hints, but below are some additional strategies Ive found useful:

• When a guess is close but not correct, look at the top-of-screen message. One away indicates only one word is incorrectanalyze which word might belong elsewhere and try again.
• If stuck, shuffle the grid to view the words in a new arrangement. This can reveal patterns or connections you might have missed.
• Start with the easy yellow group. These words often share strong similarities, like synonyms, but watch out for words that could fit multiple groups.
• If the puzzle feels impossible, take a break and return later with a fresh perspective to avoid mistakes.

Hints for Todays Groups

Blue group: Items you assemble

NYT Connections Puzzle #907 Answers

Yellow group Cuddle: draw close, hold tight, nuzzle, spoon

Green group Imbibe: guzzle, knock back, pound down, swill

Blue group Things you assemble: IKEA furniture, Lego set, model, puzzle

Purple group Snouts: beak, muzzle, proboscis, rostrum

I completed the puzzle without errors, though words like "proboscis" and "rostrum" were unfamiliar, so I saved them for last. Interestingly, "muzzle" is actually a snout itself, not just a cover for one.

How did your puzzle go today? Feel free to share your experience in the comments!

Author: Maya Henderson