NYT Connections December 14 2024 Answers
Puzzle #552
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GOING SOLE REAL BUTTER FLUKE SOLD DIVA SOL ONCE SOLO TANG YUAN POUND TWICE WORLD MULLET
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FISH
Green — WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASE
Blue — GLOBAL CURRENCIES
Purple — WORDS BEFORE “CUP”
FISHFLUKE, MULLET, SOLE, TANG
WORDS IN AN AUCTION-ENDING PHRASEGOING, ONCE, SOLD, TWICE
GLOBAL CURRENCIESPOUND, REAL, SOL, YUAN
WORDS BEFORE “CUP”BUTTER, DIVA, SOLO, WORLD
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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.