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NYT Connections May 20 2024 Answers

Puzzle #344

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

CARPENTER PUPPET MAGIC UNDERWEAR TOOL WOO CAPE BAY CHARM PAWN MASK INSTRUMENT TIGHTS SPELL SCOTT HEX

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SORCERER’S OUTPUT
Green — ONE BEING MANIPULATED
Blue — CLASSIC SUPERHERO WEAR
Purple — ACTION MOVIE DIRECTORS
SORCERER’S OUTPUTCHARM, HEX, MAGIC, SPELL
ONE BEING MANIPULATEDINSTRUMENT, PAWN, PUPPET, TOOL
CLASSIC SUPERHERO WEARCAPE, MASK, TIGHTS, UNDERWEAR
ACTION MOVIE DIRECTORSBAY, CARPENTER, SCOTT, WOO
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.