NYT Connections December 6 2024 Answers
Puzzle #544
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PUZZLE MANIA BUZZ GATE CORE HEX VEX REX SLINKY STUMP POX PERPLEX JINX HAMM SPELL PILLED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BAFFLE
Green — CURSE
Blue — “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLY
Purple — COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES
BAFFLEPERPLEX, PUZZLE, STUMP, VEX
CURSEHEX, JINX, POX, SPELL
“TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLYBUZZ, HAMM, REX, SLINKY
COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXESCORE, GATE, MANIA, PILLED
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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.