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Need a nudge for Thursday, November 7’s NYT Connections? Puzzle #515 has four groups built around food terms, public standing, museum-label details, and anagrams of famous painters. Start with the word list and hints below; the complete answers are farther down.
The 16 words in Connections #515
Here is the board for Thursday, November 7, 2024:
- ARTIST
- CHARACTER
- DIAL
- EGADS
- HASH
- IMAGE
- MEDIUM
- MONTE
- NAME
- REPUTATION
- SALAD
- SCRAMBLE
- STEW
- TITLE
- YEAR
- YOGA
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four related groups of four. Its color order runs from yellow, the easiest category, to purple, the trickiest. The New York Times Games help page explains the format and the game’s daily release.
Hints for the four categories
- Yellow: Different kinds of dishes or preparations.
- Green: Words for how someone is regarded by others.
- Blue: Details commonly printed beside an artwork in a gallery.
- Purple: Rearrange the letters to find four well-known painters.
Category titles
Ready for the category names? The answers are FOOD-RELATED JUMBLES, PUBLIC STANDING, INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARD, and ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERS.
Full answers for November 7, 2024
Spoiler warning: The complete word groups are listed below.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | FOOD-RELATED JUMBLES | HASH, SALAD, SCRAMBLE, STEW |
| Green | PUBLIC STANDING | CHARACTER, IMAGE, NAME, REPUTATION |
| Blue | INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARD | ARTIST, MEDIUM, TITLE, YEAR |
| Purple | ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERS | DIAL, EGADS, MONTE, YOGA |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: FOOD-RELATED JUMBLES
Hash, salad, scramble, and stew are all food-related terms. “Hash” and “scramble” can also suggest ways of preparing food, which makes them tempting to group by cooking action rather than by the broader food connection.
Green: PUBLIC STANDING
Character, image, name, and reputation can each describe a person’s standing or how others perceive them. Check that all four work as descriptions of public regard before locking in the group.
Blue: INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARD
An artwork’s placard commonly identifies its artist, medium, title, and year. These are the four information fields represented here.
Purple: ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERS
Rearrange each word’s letters to reveal a painter’s surname: DIAL becomes DALI, EGADS becomes DEGAS, MONTE becomes MONET, and YOGA becomes GOYA.
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Can you replay this Connections puzzle?
The New York Times says its Connections archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. If your subscription qualifies, you can use the archive to replay this November 2024 puzzle.
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