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NYT Connections puzzle #477 was published on Monday, September 30, 2024. Start with the spoiler-safe clues below; the complete word groups and explanations are farther down.
Hints for Connections #477
Try each clue before moving on to the full solution.
- Yellow: Think of ways to prepare food using heat and water. Add water to get the edible result.
- Green: Think of familiar ingredients associated with fragrance, including scents you might find at a department-store counter.
- Blue: These fictional characters have canine companions—friends who give wet kisses and shed.
- Purple: Listen for words that sound like the names of famous places, especially capital cities.
How to approach the word bank
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. For this puzzle, the clues become progressively less literal: the first two groups are everyday categories, the third depends on recognizing fictional characters, and the last uses sound-alike spellings.
Full answers for September 30, 2024
Spoilers: The four groups and their words are below.
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| Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| Cook with heat and water | BLANCH, BOIL, POACH, STEAM | Each is a way to cook food with heat and water. |
| Common perfume ingredients | AMBERGRIS, MUSK, ROSE, VANILLA | Each is associated with fragrance. |
| Characters with pet dogs | CHARLIE, DOROTHY, SHAGGY, WALLACE | These are fictional characters known for having dogs as companions. |
| Capital-city homophones | KETO, ROAM, SOPHIA, SOUL | They sound like Quito, Rome, Sofia, and Seoul, respectively. |
Why the purple group is tricky
The four entries are not the city names themselves; they are alternate spellings that echo their pronunciations: KETO sounds like Quito, ROAM like Rome, SOPHIA like Sofia, and SOUL like Seoul. That sound-based link is the puzzle’s least literal category.
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