Get NYT Connections Hints for December 12, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #550, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FUDGE: You think you're making fudge, but really, the fudge is making your life sweeter one bite at a time. Who's cooking who?
Some are used in leisure activities
Think about homophonic words pronounced like a drink
Things that sound like "t"
RATS: While you call them pests, rats probably have secret meetings discussing how to deal with their human problem.
Tools and mechanisms that help things come together
Objects with teeth or ridges
Objects with teeth
ZIPPER: You zip it up, you zip it down, but who's really in control? The zipper's just letting you think you are.
Mild exclamations to avoid stronger language
Family-friendly substitutes for swear words
Mild oaths
MOUTH: Your mouth thinks it's talking, but really, it's just a door your words use to escape.
These words have double meanings in nature and landscape
Each can describe parts of rivers and human features
Parts of a river
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Hint: Things that sound like "t"
Hint: Objects with teeth
Hint: Mild oaths
Hint: Parts of a river