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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 2, #905

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 2, #905.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a challenge. The purple category is another one of those where you need to hunt down words buried inside of other words and find the connection that way. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

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Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Close enough.

Green group hint: Gosh darn it!

Blue group hint: Baseballer.

Purple group hint: Hidden family.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Approximate.

Green group: Mild oaths.

Blue group: MLB player.

Purple group: Family member nickname plus a letter.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is approximate. The four answers are ballpark, broad, general and rough.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is mild oaths. The four answers are frick, fudge, shoot and sugar.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLB player. The four answers are Angel, Met, Ray and Royal.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is family member nickname plus a letter. The four answers are brow (bro), dada (dad), MOMA (mom) and sisi (sis).

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 2, #435

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 2, No. 435.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, with quite a mix of categories. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Volunteer State sports.

Green group hint: NFL division.

Blue group hint: Hoops stars.

Purple group hint: Monikers for certain Josephs.