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NYT Connections December 1 2024 Answers

Puzzle #539

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

SOLO JERSEY WILLY WONKA YORK HAVEN KINDER BIRD PADS CHARMS PORT HELMET RETREAT FALLIN’ CLEATS SHELTER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SANCTUARY
Green — FOOTBALL GEAR
Blue — CANDY NAMES
Purple — “FREE ___”
SANCTUARYHAVEN, PORT, RETREAT, SHELTER
FOOTBALL GEARCLEATS, HELMET, JERSEY, PADS
CANDY NAMESCHARMS, KINDER, WONKA, YORK
“FREE ___”BIRD, FALLIN’, SOLO, WILLY
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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.