Connections #562 Answers
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #562 for Tuesday, December 24, 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): “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”
- Green: beloved, as a friend
- Blue: words that sound like plural letters
- Purple (hardest): when tripled, hit song titles
Answers
“LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!”
BEARS, LIONS, OH MY, TIGERS
BELOVED, AS A FRIEND
CLOSE, DEAR, INTIMATE, TIGHT
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS
BEES, EASE, JAYS, USE
WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLES
BILLS, BYE, GIMME, PLEASE
Previous Connections answers
- #561 — homophones, necklines, ways to express 1,000, super ___
- #560 — slang for head, palindromes, police procedurals, first in a comedy duo
- #559 — loop, cooking vessels, kinds of beds, things called “oscar”
- #558 — concoction, types of sentences, kinds of bros, complaint homophones
- #557 — defer, bar fixtures, watercraft, seen in “donkey kong”
- #556 — deal with, styles of beer, investment verbs, ___ dome
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