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NYT Connections December 5 2024 Answers

Puzzle #543

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

APPLE LIME YELLOW FACE NOSE FRONT RHINE AMAZON SURFACE GIFT ORACLE BRIM INSTINCT INTUIT OUTSIDE FLAIR

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — APTITUDE
Green — EXTERIOR
Blue — TECH COMPANIES
Purple — ___STONE
APTITUDEFLAIR, GIFT, INSTINCT, NOSE
EXTERIORFACE, FRONT, OUTSIDE, SURFACE
TECH COMPANIESAMAZON, APPLE, INTUIT, ORACLE
___STONEBRIM, LIME, RHINE, YELLOW
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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.