NYT Connections December 15 2024 Answers
Puzzle #553
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
THUMB KEY LEAF STYLE MACE MAR FLAIL FLIP SPEAR CLOVE TANK PEPPER RIFFLE FLOUNDER NUTMEG FLOP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPICES
Green — PERFORM POORLY
Blue — SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGES
Purple — POP SINGERS MINUS “S”
SPICESCLOVE, MACE, NUTMEG, PEPPER
PERFORM POORLYFLAIL, FLOP, FLOUNDER, TANK
SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGESFLIP, LEAF, RIFFLE, THUMB
POP SINGERS MINUS “S”KEY, MAR, SPEAR, STYLE
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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.