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New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #561 December 23, 2024

Author : Logan Mar 04,2025

Today's Connections puzzle presents sixteen words to categorize into four groups, allowing for a maximum of three errors. This guide offers hints, category solutions, and the complete answer to help you conquer this challenging word game.

Image: NYT Connections Puzzle Words The words are: Boat, U, Bowl, M, Thou, Crew, V, You, 8, Ewe, Scoop, Glue, Tuesday, K, Grand, and Yew.

General Hints:

Image: General Hints

  • Categorization isn't based on letter count or rhyming.
  • Glue and 8 belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

Image: Yellow Category Hints

  • Hint: Words that sound alike.
  • Answer: Homophones
  • Words: Ewe, U, Yew, You

Green Category (Medium):

Image: Green Category Hints

  • Hint: Shirt neckline styles.
  • Answer: Necklines
  • Words: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V

Blue Category (Hard):

Image: Blue Category Hints

  • Hint: Ways to represent 1000.
  • Answer: Ways to Express 1,000
  • Words: Grand, K, M, Thou

Purple Category (Tricky):

Image: Purple Category Hints

  • Hint: Words that can follow "Super" to form common terms.
  • Answer: Super ___
  • Words: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

Complete Answer:

Image: Complete Answer

  • Yellow - Homophones: Ewe, U, Yew, You
  • Green - Necklines: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V
  • Blue - Ways to Express 1,000: Grand, K, M, Thou
  • Purple - Super ___: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

Image: Puzzle Image

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