Connections #417 Answers
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #417 for Thursday, August 1, 2024. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): promote
- Green: throw
- Blue: bookstore sections
- Purple (hardest): ___ socks
Answers
PROMOTE
HYPE, MARKET, PITCH, SELL
THROW
CAST, CHUCK, FLING, HURL
BOOKSTORE SECTIONS
FICTION, HUMOR, ROMANCE, TRAVEL
___ SOCKS
ANKLE, CREW, SWEAT, TUBE
Previous Connections answers
- #416 — raspy, fingers, ale styles, french ___
- #415 — peachy keen, provide more details, ability to do something well, group of buildings
- #414 — stadiums, street suffixes, associated with scales, things with spouts
- #413 — parts of a book, cat coat patterns, nervousness, in the singular, starting with vegetables
- #412 — off-topic remarks, create, as results, hottie, words represented by the letter "r"
- #411 — basic directions, advocate for, drawback, instrument homophones
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