NYT Connections December 16 2024 Answers
Puzzle #554
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LIGHT BULB SNOWBALL HAM CHICKEN PILLOW YODEL BAR FOOD KNOCK-KNOCK WALKIE-TALKIE DING DONG WATER BALLOON SATELLITE DEVIL DOG AM HOHO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TYPES OF RADIO
Green — KINDS OF PLAY FIGHTS
Blue — SNACK CAKES
Purple — CLASSIC JOKE STAPLES
TYPES OF RADIOAM, HAM, SATELLITE, WALKIE-TALKIE
KINDS OF PLAY FIGHTSFOOD, PILLOW, SNOWBALL, WATER BALLOON
SNACK CAKESDEVIL DOG, DING DONG, HOHO, YODEL
CLASSIC JOKE STAPLESBAR, CHICKEN, KNOCK-KNOCK, LIGHT BULB
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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.