Spoilers ahead: This guide covers NYT Connections puzzle #512, published Monday, November 4, 2024. Try the hints first if you want to solve it yourself; the full four-group answer follows below.
Hints for Connections #512
- One group consists of verbs for supplying or providing what is needed.
- Look for four words connected to a person’s identity or nature.
- Some words can name pieces of furniture, though each has other familiar meanings too.
- The last group has a punctuation trick: add an apostrophe to make each entry a contraction.
Connections #512 answers
The puzzle uses 16 words arranged into four groups of four. The categories and answers are:
Yellow: Equip
FURNISH, OUTFIT, PROVISION, STOCK
Each can be used as a verb meaning to supply or equip someone or something.
Green: Individuality
BEING, CHARACTER, EGO, SELF
These words can refer to a person’s identity, nature, or sense of self.
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Blue: Furniture
CHEST, CONSOLE, VANITY, WARDROBE
Each can name a piece of furniture. Their other meanings make this set less obvious at first glance.
Purple: Words with apostrophes removed
CANT, ID, SHELL, WERE
Restore the missing apostrophes and the entries become CAN’T, I’D, SHE’LL, WE’RE.
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How to spot the connections
Start with the most concrete shared meaning: CHEST, CONSOLE, VANITY, and WARDROBE can all be furniture. Then consider the less tangible meanings of BEING, CHARACTER, EGO, and SELF, which point to individuality. FURNISH, OUTFIT, PROVISION, and STOCK share a verb sense related to supplying or equipping. For the remaining words, punctuation reveals the pattern: inserting apostrophes turns all four into contractions.
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