HIGHLIGHTS
- Shannon referred to Molly Shannon, an actor on SNL, meaning she will be placed in the group named “S.N.L. Cast Members” in NYT Connections.
- Fey refers to another SNL actor, Tina Fey, who is famous for her comedic portrayal of Sarah Palin.
- “Celestial Objects”, “Archers”, “Female Animals”, and “’S.N.L.’ Cast Members.” are the four categories in today’s NYT Connections.
The 563rd edition of New York Times Connections challenges players to sort a collection of 16 words into four groups.
Words like Gimme and Jays proved challenging to put into groups in previous days of NYT Connections.
Meanwhile, Shannon and Fey are some words that might confuse players in today’s (November 25) NYT Connections.
Solutions For Today’s NYT Connection (December 25)
Arranging words correctly can be tedious and time-consuming because single words often carry multiple meanings, which complicates the grouping process.
Start today’s puzzle by analyzing each word. You’ll easily identify the yellow group, as it is the simplest of the four groups.
The group is called “Celestial Objects” and includes words that describe astronomical bodies.
Players can complete the first set by grouping Comet, Moon, Planet, and Star together.
Similarly, solving the second group is straightforward, as Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, and Sagittarius form a connection.
This forms the second group, also known as the green group, which features various archers and is aptly named “Archers.“
With half of the puzzle solved, we now need to arrange the remaining 8 words into two groups.
After some trial and error, we finally figured out the third group of today’s puzzle: the blue group.
We arranged Jenny (Female Donkey), Nanny(Female Goat), Queen (Female Bee), and Vixen (Female fox) together to complete the blue group, titled “Female Animals.“
Shannon And Fey Meaning In Today’s NYT Connections
Even with only four words remaining, I couldn’t establish any connections between them.
I selected those words and submitted the puzzle, which revealed the final category as “‘S.N.L.’ Cast Members.“
This served as a hint that Shannon referred to Molly Shannon, an American actor well-known for her role on SNL.
Likewise, Fey refers to another SNL actor, Tina Fey, who is famous for her comedic portrayal of Sarah Palin.
Likewise, Rudolph and Strong are also actors from SNL, meaning Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, and Strong will form the final group in NYT Connections.
Here is today’s final list of words and themes for NYT Connections, organized by their difficulty levels.
- Celestial Objects (Yellow): Comet, Moon, Planet, Star
- Archers (Green): Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius
- Female Animals (Blue): Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen
- “S.N.L” Cast Members (Purple): Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong.