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The New York Times Connections - Hints and Answers for #561

Author : Victoria Jan 21,2025

Today's Connections puzzle presents sixteen words for you to categorize into four groups. To win, you must correctly place each word with fewer than four mistakes. This puzzle is designed to be challenging!

If you're stuck, this guide provides hints, category clues, and even the complete solution.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #561 for December 23, 2024

The words are: Boat, U, Bowl, M, Thou, Crew, V, You, 8, Ewe, Scoop, Glue, Tuesday, K, Grand, and Yew.

General Hints:

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The categories aren't based on word length or similar characteristics.
While not strictly about rhyming words, sound plays a role.
Glue and 8 belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow Category (Easy):

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Hint: Words that sound alike.

Answer: Homophones

Words: Ewe, U, Yew, You

Green Category (Medium):

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Hint: Describes shirt necklines.

Answer: Necklines

Words: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V

Blue Category (Hard):

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Hint: Ways to represent 1000.

Answer: Ways to Express 1,000

Words: Grand, K, M, Thou

Purple Category (Tricky):

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Hint: Words that can follow "Super" to create common phrases.

Answer: Super __

Words: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

Complete Solution:

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Yellow - Homophones: Ewe, U, Yew, You
Green - Necklines: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V
Blue - Ways to Express 1,000: Grand, K, M, Thou
Purple - Super __: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

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