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New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #561 December 23, 2024

by Gabriel Jan 03,2025

Today's Connections puzzle presents sixteen words to categorize into four themed groups, allowing for a maximum of three errors. This guide offers hints, solutions, and the complete answer if needed.

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

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

Hints and Solutions:

Each section below provides hints and answers. Click to reveal more.

General Hints:

General Hints

  1. Categories aren't based on letter counts.
  2. While not strictly rhyming words, sound is a factor.
  3. "Glue" and "8" belong together.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Yellow Hint

Hint: Words that sound alike.

Answer: Homophones

Words: Ewe, U, Yew, You

Green Category (Medium):

Green Hint

Hint: Shirt collar styles.

Answer: Necklines

Words: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V

Blue Category (Hard):

Blue Hint

Hint: Ways to represent 1000.

Answer: Ways to Express 1,000

Words: Grand, K, M, Thou

Purple Category (Tricky):

Purple Hint

Hint: Words that can follow "Super" to form common terms.

Answer: Super ___

Words: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

Complete Answer:

Complete Answer

  • 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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