New York Times Connections Answers | #563 | Dec 25, 2024

It's Christmas Day, and it's time for another Connections puzzle from the New York Times! If you've tackled their holiday puzzles before, you know they can be surprisingly tricky, subtly weaving holiday themes without being overtly festive.

Need a hand with today's puzzle? This guide provides hints, category-specific help, and even full spoilers – everything but the basic game rules.

Words in NYT Connections Puzzle #563 (December 25, 2024)

Today's puzzle includes: Queen, Star, Cupid, Strong, Rudolph, Sagittarius, Nanny, Comet, Vixen, Moon, Robin Hood, Shannon, Hawkeye, Fey, Jenny, and Planet.

What's a Jenny?

A "jenny" refers to several things: a spinning jenny (a yarn-spinning machine), a female first name, a female of certain animal species, and a slang nautical term (genoa) for a type of yacht sail.

Hints and Solutions

The following sections offer hints and answers. Use them strategically!

General Hints:

1. Forget reindeer names – that's not the theme here.
2. Female first names are also not a category.
3. "Shannon" and "Strong" belong together.

Yellow Category (Easy): Hints

Think: Black holes and satellites...

Yellow Category (Easy): Answer

Celestial Objects

Yellow Category (Easy): Words

Comet, Moon, Planet, Star

Green Category (Medium): Hints

Consider: Katniss, Artemis, Legolas...

Green Category (Medium): Answer

Archers

Green Category (Medium): Words

Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius

Blue Category (Hard): Hints

Think about: A doe, a hen, a molly...

Blue Category (Hard): Answer

Female Animals

Blue Category (Hard): Words

Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen

Purple Category (Tricky): Hints

A hint: Think comedians...

Purple Category (Tricky): Answer

SNL Cast Members

Purple Category (Tricky): Words

Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong

Complete Answers for NYT Connections #563 (December 25, 2024)

• Yellow - Celestial Objects: Comet, Moon, Planet, Star
• Green - Archers: Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius
• Blue - Female Animals: Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen
• Purple - SNL Cast Members: Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong

Ready to play? Find the Connections game on the New York Times Games website – it's playable on most devices with a web browser.