Connections #544 Answers
Friday, December 6, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #544 for Friday, December 6, 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): baffle
- Green: curse
- Blue: “toy story” characters, familiarly
- Purple (hardest): colloquial suffixes
Answers
BAFFLE
PERPLEX, PUZZLE, STUMP, VEX
CURSE
HEX, JINX, POX, SPELL
“TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLY
BUZZ, HAMM, REX, SLINKY
COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES
CORE, GATE, MANIA, PILLED
Previous Connections answers
- #543 — aptitude, exterior, tech companies, ___stone
- #542 — steer, things with needle/s, figures in greek myth, starting with synonyms for lavatory
- #541 — sopranos, familial nicknames, “sesame street” characters, names that sound like two letters
- #540 — announce, things involving mallets, icon embroidered on a polo shirt, ___ clip
- #539 — sanctuary, football gear, candy names, “free ___”
- #538 — dance styles, steal, perform well on, ___ball pitches
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