NYT Connections September 8 2024 Answers
Puzzle #455
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FROST BEACH PUMP POPE RACE BISHOP PET SHOP POUND HARDY BEAT PRIOR BAKE THROB BAD PREHEAT PASTOR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — VERBS IN A CAKE RECIPE
Green — WHAT A HEART DOES WHEN EXCITED
Blue — ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES
Purple — ___ BOYS
VERBS IN A CAKE RECIPEBAKE, BEAT, FROST, PREHEAT
WHAT A HEART DOES WHEN EXCITEDPOUND, PUMP, RACE, THROB
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLESBISHOP, PASTOR, PRIOR, POPE
___ BOYSBAD, BEACH, HARDY, PET SHOP
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