NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, September 20, 2024 (Game #467)

This is the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Friday, September 20, 2024: game #467. Start with the spoiler-free clues below; the full board and category answers follow the warning.

Spoiler-free hints for Connections #467

Try these clues before revealing the categories:

• Yellow: Suppose.
• Green: A human?
• Blue: The Force is with them—in some cases.
• Purple: Can go after a feline word.

Stronger category hints

• Yellow: Presume.
• Green: Somebody.
• Blue: Characters in The Empire Strikes Back, familiarly.
• Purple: Words after “kitty.”

Full word list and answers

Spoilers: The complete board and all four solutions are below.

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The 16 words are CAT, PERSON, SOLO, HAWK, CHEWY, FIGURE, INDIVIDUAL, CORNER, CHARACTER, BOBA, IMAGINE, PARTY, SUSPECT, EMPEROR, LITTER, and THINK.

Why the board can mislead

FIGURE can look like it belongs with CHARACTER, PERSON, and INDIVIDUAL, but PARTY completes the “somebody” set; FIGURE instead goes with IMAGINE, SUSPECT, and THINK. Check that every word fits all four members of a proposed group before locking in a tempting trio. Marc McLaren of TechRadar described making that particular misstep and rated the puzzle “Moderate”; that rating reflects his own experience, not an objective measure. TechRadar’s September 19, 2024 coverage also notes that HAWK is a Star Wars character but is not in the blue group. HAWK belongs with the “kitty” words.

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