NYT Connections December 18 2024 Answers
Puzzle #556
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TACKLE TEAPOT HOLD ONION SHORT FIELD STOUT HEDGE HANDLE SOUR TRADE CAPITOL BITTER CHROME MANAGE BOCK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DEAL WITH
Green — STYLES OF BEER
Blue — INVESTMENT VERBS
Purple — ___ DOME
DEAL WITHFIELD, HANDLE, MANAGE, TACKLE
STYLES OF BEERBITTER, BOCK, SOUR, STOUT
INVESTMENT VERBSHEDGE, HOLD, SHORT, TRADE
___ DOMECAPITOL, CHROME, ONION, TEAPOT
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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.