NYT Connections December 13 2024 Answers
Puzzle #551
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRASH PHISH CRUSH TROLL BORE SPAM LINKS SQUIRT SPRITE TOWED GIANT DRAFTS PIXIE SENT STARRY DRAGON
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FANTASY CREATURES
Green — EMAIL FOLDERS
Blue — CITRUS SODAS
Purple — ANIMAL HOMOPHONES
FANTASY CREATURESDRAGON, GIANT, PIXIE, TROLL
EMAIL FOLDERSDRAFTS, SENT, SPAM, TRASH
CITRUS SODASCRUSH, SPRITE, SQUIRT, STARRY
ANIMAL HOMOPHONESBORE, LINKS, PHISH, TOWED
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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.