NYT Connections August 29 2024 Answers
Puzzle #445
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PLAYER GAMBLE BROWN YOUNG COUNT SMITH NOBLE DUKE UPRIGHT CONSIDER GRAND JUDGE ELECTRONIC REGARD HOWARD JOHNSON
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF PIANOS
Green — DEEM
Blue — U.S. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Purple — SECOND NAMES IN COMPANIES WITH AMPERSANDS
KINDS OF PIANOSELECTRONIC, GRAND, PLAYER, UPRIGHT
DEEMCONSIDER, COUNT, JUDGE, REGARD
U.S. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIESBROWN, DUKE, HOWARD, SMITH
SECOND NAMES IN COMPANIES WITH AMPERSANDSGAMBLE, JOHNSON, NOBLE, YOUNG
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