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NYT Connections August 18 2024 Answers

Puzzle #434

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

NERD GRUMP SNOOZE WHAT IF SAY DO DOPE RUNT SLEEP KISS SUPPOSE ALARM HOUR PERHAPS TIME SET WHOPPER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — ALARM CLOCK BUTTONS
Green — “HERE’S A THOUGHT ...”
Blue — CANDY PIECES
Purple — SEVEN DWARFS MINUS LAST LETTER
ALARM CLOCK BUTTONSALARM, HOUR, SNOOZE, TIME SET
“HERE’S A THOUGHT ...”PERHAPS, SAY, SUPPOSE, WHAT IF
CANDY PIECESKISS, NERD, RUNT, WHOPPER
SEVEN DWARFS MINUS LAST LETTERDO, DOPE, GRUMP, SLEEP
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.