NYT Connections December 24 2024 Answers
Puzzle #562
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LIONS TIGERS BEARS OH MY DEAR JAYS BILLS USE BYE BEES PLEASE CLOSE TIGHT GIMME EASE INTIMATE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!”
Green — BELOVED, AS A FRIEND
Blue — WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS
Purple — WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLES
“LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!”BEARS, LIONS, OH MY, TIGERS
BELOVED, AS A FRIENDCLOSE, DEAR, INTIMATE, TIGHT
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERSBEES, EASE, JAYS, USE
WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLESBILLS, BYE, GIMME, PLEASE
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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.