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Hints for Connections #561
Try each clue before moving to the next; the later hints reveal more about the categories.
- The words sound alike when spoken but have different meanings.
- One group is about a specific part or style of clothing.
- One group includes four ways to write a certain number.
- For the last group, each term follows the same five-letter word. The first term means “excellent” or “extremely good.”
Category names
Stop here if you want the category labels but not the words.
- HOMOPHONES
- NECKLINES
- WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000
- SUPER ___
Full answer for December 23, 2024
The four groups for NYT Connections puzzle #561 are:
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- HOMOPHONES: EWE, U, YEW, YOU
- NECKLINES: BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, V
- WAYS TO EXPRESS 1,000: GRAND, K, M, THOU
- SUPER ___: 8, BOWL, GLUE, TUESDAY
The final set completes the familiar phrases Super 8, Super Bowl, superglue, and Super Tuesday.
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes Connections as a game in which players receive 16 words and find four groups of four that share something in common. The groups are color-coded from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest; words may seem to fit more than one category, but each puzzle has one solution. See the NYT Help Center’s Connections guide.
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The daily game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone and can be played on the NYT Games website and apps. The Help Center describes the full Connections archive as available to All Access and Games subscribers; check the current NYT Games access details for up-to-date subscription terms.
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