NYT Connections July 11 2024 Answers
Puzzle #396
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TAPE RECORDING HAND SEND APPLAUSE KEY PASS PRINCIPAL RULER WALK STAPLE PEN ESSENTIAL SCISSORS GIVE EXIT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Green — FUNDAMENTAL
Blue — TRANSFER
Purple — LIGHT-UP SIGNS
SCHOOL SUPPLIESPEN, RULER, SCISSORS, TAPE
FUNDAMENTALESSENTIAL, KEY, PRINCIPAL, STAPLE
TRANSFERGIVE, HAND, PASS, SEND
LIGHT-UP SIGNSAPPLAUSE, EXIT, RECORDING, WALK
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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.