NYT Connections August 12 2024 Answers
Puzzle #428
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BOWIE HEAD FULL BUTTER LEAD THRONE MERCURY KING QUEEN BUTTERFLY JOHN GOLD BUTCHER TWIN TIN CAN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — METAL ELEMENTS
Green — MATTRESS SIZES
Blue — SLANG FOR TOILET
Purple — KINDS OF KNIVES
METAL ELEMENTSGOLD, LEAD, MERCURY, TIN
MATTRESS SIZESFULL, KING, QUEEN, TWIN
SLANG FOR TOILETCAN, HEAD, JOHN, THRONE
KINDS OF KNIVESBOWIE, BUTCHER, BUTTER, BUTTERFLY
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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.