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NYT Connections December 9 2024 Answers

Puzzle #547

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

RAY FACTOR LIGHTER STAIN MICROSCOPE GAMES CONSIDERATION MAGNIFYING GLASS REFLECTION MATCHES SLIDE THOUGHT FLINT FILES SCRUTINY SPECIMEN

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DELIBERATION
Green — USED IN STARTING A FIRE
Blue — USED TO VIEW A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Purple — WORDS AFTER “X”
DELIBERATIONCONSIDERATION, REFLECTION, SCRUTINY, THOUGHT
USED IN STARTING A FIREFLINT, LIGHTER, MAGNIFYING GLASS, MATCHES
USED TO VIEW A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEMICROSCOPE, SLIDE, SPECIMEN, STAIN
WORDS AFTER “X”FACTOR, FILES, GAMES, RAY
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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.