NYT Connections August 8 2024 Answers
Puzzle #424
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TALK PIRATE PILLAR PARROT HAM QUOTE CANNONBALL ANCHOR SATELLITE ECHO CORNERSTONE JACKKNIFE BACKFLIP BACKBONE BELLYFLOP REPEAT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOL
Green — REITERATE
Blue — MAINSTAY
Purple — ___ RADIO
SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOLBACKFLIP, BELLYFLOP, CANNONBALL, JACKKNIFE
REITERATEECHO, PARROT, REPEAT, QUOTE
MAINSTAYANCHOR, BACKBONE, CORNERSTONE, PILLAR
___ RADIOHAM, PIRATE, SATELLITE, TALK
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