NYT Connections puzzle #536, published Thursday, November 28, 2024, groups words about appreciation, fraudsters, eating voraciously, and words that come before “Tuesday.” Hints appear first below; the full solution is hidden in the answer key section.
Hints for Connections #536
Try these in order, stopping when you have enough to solve the board:
- Expressions of appreciation.
- A dishonest person.
- Eat quickly.
- Words that can precede Tuesday.
November 28 Connections word list
The 16 words are QUACK, GOBBLE, THANKS, GIVING, FAT, TACO, BOLT, PRAISE, SUPER, CREDIT, CON, DOWN, CHEAT, SCARF, FAKE, and RECOGNITION.
Spoiler warning: answers below
The complete groupings for puzzle #536 follow.
Yellow — APPRECIATION
- CREDIT
- PRAISE
- RECOGNITION
- THANKS
Green — FRAUDSTER
- CHEAT
- CON
- FAKE
- QUACK
Blue — EAT VORACIOUSLY
- BOLT
- DOWN
- GOBBLE
- SCARF
Purple — ___ TUESDAY
- FAT
- GIVING
- SUPER
- TACO
Why the first row can mislead
QUACK, GOBBLE, THANKS, and GIVING can look related because of Thanksgiving. They split across all four answers instead: QUACK is a fraudster, GOBBLE means to eat voraciously, THANKS expresses appreciation, and GIVING completes “Giving Tuesday.” The purple group is a phrase-completion pattern: Fat Tuesday, Giving Tuesday, Super Tuesday, and Taco Tuesday.
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Sources and date
The contemporaneous TechRadar guide published November 28, 2024 identifies this as puzzle #536 and supplies the board, hints, and solutions. A separate Connections Hint archive entry independently confirms the date, number, and groupings; that site states it is not affiliated with The New York Times. You can play Connections through NYT Games.
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