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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BED: Your bed spends 23 hours waiting for you every day, while you only give it 1 hour of attention. Who's really the needy one here?
Some are used in leisure activities
Think about homophonic words pronounced like a drink
Things that sound like "t"
TI: This musical note thinks it's just part of a song, but really, it's conducting our entire emotional orchestra.
Tools and mechanisms that help things come together
Objects with teeth or ridges
Objects with teeth
GEEZ: When you say 'geez', remember that's probably what the universe says when watching humans.
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