NYT Connections August 1 2024 Answers
Puzzle #417
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FLING ROMANCE TUBE CHUCK CAST CREW PITCH SWEAT TRAVEL MARKET HYPE FICTION SELL HUMOR ANKLE HURL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PROMOTE
Green — THROW
Blue — BOOKSTORE SECTIONS
Purple — ___ SOCKS
PROMOTEHYPE, MARKET, PITCH, SELL
THROWCAST, CHUCK, FLING, HURL
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSFICTION, HUMOR, ROMANCE, TRAVEL
___ SOCKSANKLE, CREW, SWEAT, TUBE
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.