NYT Connections December 19 2024 Answers
Puzzle #557
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TAP TUG KEG BARREL TABLE SUB BARGE HAMMER COUNTER LADDER GORILLA SHELVE JUNK DELAY STOOL POSTPONE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DEFER
Green — BAR FIXTURES
Blue — WATERCRAFT
Purple — SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”
DEFERDELAY, POSTPONE, SHELVE, TABLE
BAR FIXTURESCOUNTER, KEG, STOOL, TAP
WATERCRAFTBARGE, JUNK, SUB, TUG
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”BARREL, GORILLA, HAMMER, LADDER
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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.