Connections #564 Answers
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #564 for Thursday, December 26, 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): approximately
- Green: trees
- Blue: sizable, as an amount
- Purple (hardest): u.s. state abbreviations, per ap style guide
Answers
APPROXIMATELY
ABOUT, AROUND, LIKE, ROUGHLY
TREES
ELDER, PALM, PINE, SPRUCE
SIZABLE, AS AN AMOUNT
HANDSOME, HEALTHY, RESPECTABLE, TIDY
U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS, PER AP STYLE GUIDE
ALA, ARK, MISS, ORE
Previous Connections answers
- #563 — celestial objects, archers, female animals, “s.n.l.” cast members
- #562 — “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”, beloved, as a friend, words that sound like plural letters, when tripled, hit song titles
- #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
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