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NYT Connections December 29 2024 Answers

Puzzle #567

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

BEACH DATE LOCK CHERRY FUR MAROON TIME PAIR STRAND HEAD LOCATION BRICK DURATION YOU RUBY WISP

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SHADES OF RED
Green — APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONS
Blue — DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIR
Purple — TREE HOMOPHONES
SHADES OF REDBRICK, CHERRY, MAROON, RUBY
APPOINTMENT SPECIFICATIONSDATE, DURATION, LOCATION, TIME
DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF HAIRHEAD, LOCK, STRAND, WISP
TREE HOMOPHONESBEACH, FUR, PAIR, YOU
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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.