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NYT Connections August 17 2024 Answers

Puzzle #433

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

TONGUE TAPE RANCH NECK FRENCH LANGUAGE DRESSING COTTAGE BANDAGE CRAFTSMAN MAKE OUT SCISSORS SPEECH KISS PRAIRIE DIALECT

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SPOKEN COMMUNICATION
Green — CANOODLE
Blue — FIRST AID KIT ITEMS
Purple — HOUSE STYLES
SPOKEN COMMUNICATIONDIALECT, LANGUAGE, SPEECH, TONGUE
CANOODLEFRENCH, KISS, MAKE OUT, NECK
FIRST AID KIT ITEMSBANDAGE, DRESSING, SCISSORS, TAPE
HOUSE STYLESCOTTAGE, CRAFTSMAN, PRAIRIE, RANCH
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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.