NYT Connections December 8 2024 Answers
Puzzle #546
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SANDWICH CATERPILLAR SHOEHORN SEOUL SLUG WRAP WEDGE SOCK PUMA BELT METTLE DOVE INDY GREYHOUND BLOW SQUEEZE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PUNCH
Green — CRAM
Blue — COMPANIES NAMED AFTER ANIMALS
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF MUSIC GENRES
PUNCHBELT, BLOW, SOCK, SLUG
CRAMSANDWICH, SHOEHORN, SQUEEZE, WEDGE
COMPANIES NAMED AFTER ANIMALSCATERPILLAR, DOVE, GREYHOUND, PUMA
HOMOPHONES OF MUSIC GENRESINDY, METTLE, SEOUL, WRAP
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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.