NYT Connections September 16 2024 Answers
Puzzle #463
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CACTUS BOTTLE MUSHROOM CHEESE SUPREME GRADUATE HEDGEHOG PINEAPPLE CORN SALARY PAP PRINCIPAL CHIEF MACE PREMIER MUSH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FOREMOST
Green — SPIKY THINGS
Blue — OVERLY SENTIMENTAL WORK
Purple — THINGS THAT ARE CAPPED
FOREMOSTCHIEF, PREMIER, PRINCIPAL, SUPREME
SPIKY THINGSCACTUS, HEDGEHOG, MACE, PINEAPPLE
OVERLY SENTIMENTAL WORKCHEESE, CORN, MUSH, PAP
THINGS THAT ARE CAPPEDBOTTLE, GRADUATE, MUSHROOM, SALARY
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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.