NYT Connections August 9 2024 Answers
Puzzle #425
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HORROR CHEERLEADER PUNK JOCK MIA GOTH WAVE GLAM CHAMPION ELSEWHERE VALUE EXPONENT GONE METAL ADVOCATE ABSENT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — NOT PRESENT
Green — SUPPORTER
Blue — ROCK GENRES
Purple — SHOCK ___
NOT PRESENTABSENT, ELSEWHERE, GONE, MIA
SUPPORTERADVOCATE, CHAMPION, CHEERLEADER, EXPONENT
ROCK GENRESGLAM, GOTH, METAL, PUNK
SHOCK ___HORROR, JOCK, VALUE, WAVE
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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.