HIGHLIGHTS
- Ante means a stake put up by a player in poker or to put up an amount; lining up with this meaning today’s NYT connections, Ante refers to paying a sum of money.
- Pony is usually refers to a horse of a small breed or a small glass of alcohol, but in today’s Connections game, it is a slang for paying someone.
- “Lunch Orders,” “Used To Make Coffee,” “Pay, With “UP”,” and “Names Featuring “!”” are four categories in December 30, 2024’s NYT Connections.
Nearing the year’s end, today’s edition (#568) of NYT Connection left players scratching their heads as the spread featured seemingly unrelated words.
As per the NYT Connections Companion, the difficulty rating for today’s game is 3/5, which comparatively leans on the difficult side.
Today’s edition tested the player’s eye for detail, while words like Ante had them stuck for a moment, including me, causing some confusion.
NYT Connections Answers For Today With Words Meaning
With a quick glance at the 16 words, the first thing that came to my mind was coffee. I picked Beans, Filter, Grinder, and Water for the first four words.
The green group lit up with the title “Used To Make Coffee,” and I moved on to my next mission: completing the easiest yellow group.
Moving on with the distinct spread, I picked the words Club, Hero, Melt, and Wrap after giving it a good shuffle. The words seem to connect with common orders.
So, the yellow group titled “Lunch Orders” was out of the way, but it kind of made me hungry to quickly find out the more challenging part of the puzzle.
Ante And Pony Meaning In NYT Connections #568
The remaining groups took quite a few trails, as I had already lost one attempt in NYT Connections after picking Yahoo, Cough, Ante, and Pony without going much into the meaning.
However, the words didn’t fit together as I aimlessly tried to get at least the blue group category.
As I gambled with the remaining words, the answer sprung up as Ante, Cough, Pony, and Settle and got the blue group titled “Pay, With ‘UP.'”
I came to realize that Ante is a common term that comes from poker and other betting games. The term refers to paying a sum of money in today’s connections.
Similarly, Pony didn’t refer to a kind of horse but was somewhat slang for demanding money.
Quick Play With Punctuation In Today’s NYT Connections
Finally, with only 4 words remaining on the screen, I quickly grouped them and got the purple title “Names Featuring ‘!'”
Although I found the indistinct connection between Yahoo and Pink, the remaining two were challenging.
The words Airplane (Airplane!- 1980 movie), Jeopardy (Jeopardy!- TV show), Pink (P!nk- American singer), and Yahoo (Yahoo!- Web service provider) included exclamation marks in their writings.
After losing one attempt and taking a ridiculous amount of time, I managed to complete today’s NYT Connections game with the following answers;
- Lunch Orders (Yellow): Club, Hero, Melt, Wrap
- Used To Make Coffee (Green): Beans, Filter, Grinder, Water
- Pay, With “UP” (Blue): Ante, Cough, Pony, Settle
- Names Featuring “!” (Purple): Airplane, Jeopardy, Pink, Yahoo
