NYT Connections September 17 2024 Answers
Puzzle #464
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PUMP SPEAKER FIRE MATTE MIC CHAIR FLAT AMP WHIP DUG HYPE SLIDE PEAT PSYCH MULE LEADER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GET EXCITED, WITH "UP"
Green — KINDS OF SHOES
Blue — LEGISLATIVE ROLES
Purple — NAME HOMOPHONES
GET EXCITED, WITH "UP"AMP, FIRE, HYPE, PSYCH
KINDS OF SHOESFLAT, MULE, PUMP, SLIDE
LEGISLATIVE ROLESCHAIR, LEADER, SPEAKER, WHIP
NAME HOMOPHONESDUG, MATTE, MIC, PEAT
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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.