NYT Connections September 30 2024 Answers
Puzzle #477
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DOROTHY ROAM ROSE STEAM VANILLA SOPHIA SHAGGY BLANCH CHARLIE BOIL KETO MUSK AMBERGRIS WALLACE SOUL POACH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COOK WITH HEAT AND WATER
Green — COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTS
Blue — CHARACTERS WITH PET DOGS
Purple — CAPITAL CITY HOMOPHONES
COOK WITH HEAT AND WATERBLANCH, BOIL, POACH, STEAM
COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTSAMBERGRIS, MUSK, ROSE, VANILLA
CHARACTERS WITH PET DOGSCHARLIE, DOROTHY, SHAGGY, WALLACE
CAPITAL CITY HOMOPHONESKETO, ROAM, SOPHIA, SOUL
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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.