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NYT Connections November 21 2024 Answers

Puzzle #529

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

BOBA FETT POLO STAR OXFORD SPONGE BUBBLE PENN PEARL TORTE CORAL TEE ZIT JELLY FLANNEL TAPIOCA

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — KINDS OF SHIRTS
Green — SPHERES IN MILK TEA
Blue — MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FAMILIARLY
Purple — STARTS OF PASTA NAMES
KINDS OF SHIRTSFLANNEL, OXFORD, POLO, TEE
SPHERES IN MILK TEABOBA, BUBBLE, PEARL, TAPIOCA
MARINE INVERTEBRATES, FAMILIARLYCORAL, JELLY, SPONGE, STAR
STARTS OF PASTA NAMESFETT, PENN, TORTE, ZIT
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.