NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, November 30

Hey there, Connectors! I hope you’ve had a fantastic weekend so far.

Gang, I messed up. There was an electric guitar I’d had my eye on for quite some time. A Gibson Modern Lite Les Paul in rose gold. Second-hand, but seemingly in very good condition. It was just what I was looking for. I had enough money to aside to pay for it. But I waited, and waited, and waited. For no justifiable reason.

And then this week someone snatched it up. I was bummed! And annoyed with myself.

I’ve always wanted a Gibson Les Paul, and I like the idea of having a lightweight version. There aren’t any available in rose gold on Reverb (a popular reselling site for music gear) right now. There are a couple in a fetching Inverness green, but they’re a bit more expensive than the one I’d wanted. Not the color I wanted either.

Moral of the day: don’t procrastinate. Be nice to yourself. Do the thing.

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Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, November 30 are coming right up.

What Are Today’s Connections Hints?

Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.

Today’s 16 words are...

• COCKATIEL

• LEMON

• HOOK

• SWALLOW

• SPARROW

• UNREAD

• TURKEY

• STAND

• MISS

• BEAR

• CAMEROON

• SILVER

• WHISTLEBLEW

• STOMACH

• BUST

• LUFFY

And the level one hints for today’s Connections groups are:

• 🟨 Yellow group — put up with it

• 🟩 Green group — like a movie that performs very poorly at the box office

• 🟦 Blue group — flint, jones and threepwood would fit in here

• 🟪 Purple group — those with synesthesia might have an advantage here

One Word For Each Connections Group

Need some extra help? 

Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.

Let’s take a look at one word for each group.

Today’s Connections word hints are…

• 🟨 Yellow group — SWALLOW

• 🟩 Green group — LEMON

• 🟦 Blue group — SILVER

• 🟪 Purple group — WHISTLEBLEW

What Are Today’s Connections Groups?

Today’s Connections groups are...

• 🟨 Yellow group — tolerate

• 🟩 Green group — flop

• 🟦 Blue group — fictional pirates

• 🟪 Purple group — ending in color homophones

What Are Today’s Connections Answers?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.

This is your final warning!

Today’s Connections answers are...

• 🟨 Yellow group — tolerate (BEAR, STAND, STOMACH, SWALLOW)

• 🟩 Green group — flop (BUST, LEMON, MISS, TURKEY)

• 🟦 Blue group — fictional pirates (HOOK, LUFFY, SILVER, SPARROW)

• 🟪 Purple group — ending in color homophones (CAMEROON, COCKATIEL, UNREAD, WHISTLEBLEW)

Despite the prospect of having a group of four birds, the yellows slotted together in my chaotic mind very quickly.

I remembered LEMON and TURKEY as being bowling-related words. MISS was an easy partner. And I guess BUST? That got me the greens, even though I was off on the category.

Long John SILVER and Jack SPARROW then opened up the blues for me. Captain James HOOK partnered with those. It was between WHISTLEBLEW and LUFFY for the final group member. The last one seemed more like a name and that worked out for me. I don't really watch anime and One Piece is almost entirely outside my realm of knowledge. The reference there is to Monkey D. LUFFY.

That left the purples. There had to be some wordplay here because WHISTLEBLEW, really??? I just didn't figure out the link. It's a bit more dastardly than a very recent group of purples that contained the names of colors.

For anyone wondering, these are...

• CAMEROON > maroon

• COCKATIEL > teal

• UNREAD > red

• WHISTLEBLEW > blue

I eked my way through this one for a regular rainbow and a 274th in a row.

How did you get on today? Here's my grid:

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That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. I’ll be back over at Forbes for the Monday-Friday editions for the column. And if you haven’t subscribed to Pastimes already, definitely do that! It would be super sweet of you.

P.S. It’s St. Andrews Day aka Scotland’s national day, so I have to bring you a song from the homeland this time around. “Flowers in the Window” by Travis is a lovely song, and one that’s that’s fitting for our laidback Sunday vibe:

Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!

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