New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #561 December 23, 2024

Today's Connections puzzle presents sixteen words to categorize into four groups, with a maximum of three errors allowed. This guide provides hints, category solutions, and the complete answer for puzzle #561 (December 23, 2024).

The words are: Boat, U, Bowl, M, Thou, Crew, V, You, 8, Ewe, Scoop, Glue, Tuesday, K, Grand, and Yew.

General Hints:

• Categories aren't based on letter counts or rhyming.
• Glue and 8 belong together.

Category Hints and Solutions:

Yellow (Easy): Words that sound alike when spoken.

Yellow Solution: Homophones

Yellow Words: Ewe, U, Yew, You

Green (Medium): Relates to shirt necklines.

Green Solution: Necklines

Green Words: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V

Blue (Hard): Ways to represent the number 1,000.

Blue Solution: Ways to Express 1,000

Blue Words: Grand, K, M, Thou

Purple (Tricky): Words that can follow "Super" to form common terms.

Purple Solution: Super __

Purple Words: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

Complete Answer:

• Yellow - Homophones: Ewe, U, Yew, You
• Green - Necklines: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V
• Blue - Ways to Express 1,000: Grand, K, M, Thou
• Purple - Super __: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday

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