HIGHLIGHTS
- In today’s NYT Connections, Devil Dog refers to a type of snack cake made by Drakes’s, consisting of two layers of chocolate cake with a creamy filling.
- Ding Dong, Hoho, and Yodel are other words that complete today’s Blue group, along with Devil Dog, where Hoho refers to Ho Hos Cupcake.
- Bar, Chicken, Knock-Knock, and Light Bulb are the words that fill up the purple group “Classic Jokes Staples” for December 16 NYT Connections.
NYT Connections for 16 December 2024 is back with 16 words, each with different meanings yet somehow aligning in the same group.
Devil Dog, Hoho, and Yodel are some of the words that might confuse you in today’s Connections if you are unaware of these cookies.
In addition to these cookies, words like Bar and Chicken might also pose some difficulty in grouping out as they seem to be in the same group.
Answers For Today’s (December 16) NYT Connections With Words Meaning
After closely analyzing today’s NYT Connections words, I picked the first four words: AM, Ham, Satellite, and Walkie-Talkie.
All the words I picked connected with the means of communication, especially radio, where AM is referred to as AM broadcasting radio.
Later, after grouping out the words, I got the yellow group titled” Types Of Radio.”
Ding Dong And Yodel Meaning In NYT Connections #554
Moving on with the remaining words, I picked Ding Dong and tried connecting it with the other remaining words.
Ding Dog is a delicious dessert inspired by the classic Hostess Ding Dong snack cake, so with this meaning, I picked other cakes like Devil Dog, Hoho, and Yodel.
Yodel is also a type of snack cake produced by Drake’s. It consists of a chocolate cake rolled with creamy filling inside.
Devil Dog And Hoho Meaning In NYT Connections #554
In general, Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I. A recruiting poster from 1918.
Yet, in today’s Connections game, Devil Dog is a type of snack cake made by Drake’s, consisting of two layers of chocolate cake with a creamy filling in between, much like a whoopie pie.
Likewise, Hoho are small, cylindrical, frosted, cream-filled chocolate snack cakes made by Hostess Brands.
After grouping out all the cakes, I got the Blue group titled” Snack Cakes.“
All Answers For NYT Connections #554
Progressing with the remaining words, I selected Food, Pillow, Snowball, and Water Ballon. These seem to relate to the playful fights we usually have with siblings, such as pillow fights.
With these words, I got the green group titled “Kinds Of Play Fights.”
As only 4 words remained, I quickly grouped them out and got the purple group ” Classic Joke Staples. ”
Knock-Knock is the classic joke we normally use (Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Nobel. Nobel who? Nobel…that’s why I knocked.)
Finally, after getting the purple title, I completed today’s Connections game with the following answers;
- Types Of Radio (Yellow): AM, Ham, Satalite, Walkie-Talkie
- Snack Cakes (Blue): Devil Dog, Ding Dong, Hoho, Yodel
- Kinds Of Play Fights (Green): Food, Pillow, Snowball, Water Baloon
- Classic Joke Staples (Purple): Knock-Knock, Bar, Chicken, Light Bulb
