Connections #549 Answers
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #549 for Wednesday, December 11, 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): utopia
- Green: things you shake
- Blue: proper noun portmanteaux
- Purple (hardest): ending in synonyms for “friend”
Answers
UTOPIA
PARADISE, SEVENTH HEAVEN, SHANGRI-LA, XANADU
THINGS YOU SHAKE
HAIRSPRAY, MAGIC 8 BALL, SALAD DRESSING, SNOWGLOBE
PROPER NOUN PORTMANTEAUX
JAZZERCISE, PARALYMPICS, POKÉMON, WIKIPEDIA
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR “FRIEND”
KETCHUM, PAYPAL, PRIMATE, ROSEBUD
Previous Connections answers
- #548 — give a title to, parts of a flight, feel around (for), countries minus first letter
- #547 — deliberation, used in starting a fire, used to view a biological sample, words after “x”
- #546 — punch, cram, companies named after animals, homophones of music genres
- #545 — think of together, ways to attract fish, w.n.b.a. teams, long___
- #544 — baffle, curse, “toy story” characters, familiarly, colloquial suffixes
- #543 — aptitude, exterior, tech companies, ___stone
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