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NYT Connections Hints December 14, 2024 #552

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 14, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #552, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints December 14, 2024

GOING: You think you're going somewhere? The truth is, you're just standing still while the world moves around you.

Hint One

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You might find these on a seafood menu

Hint Two

Finned creatures of the sea

Hint Three

Fish

Green Group Hints December 14, 2024

FLUKE: There are no accidents in life, just flukes pretending to be coincidences.

Hint One

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A familiar auction sequence

Hint Two

Words that mark a decisive moment

Hint Three

Words in an auction-ending phrase

Blue Group Hints December 14, 2024

TANG: That sharp tang you taste might just be life's way of telling you you're doing it wrong.

Hint One

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Used in international markets

Hint Two

Different names for money

Hint Three

Global currencies

Purple Group Hints December 14, 2024

MULLET: Business in the front, party in the back? More like denial in the front, regret in the back.

Hint One

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These words can all precede 'star'

Hint Two

Each forms a common compound word with 'fly'

Hint Three

Words before “cup”

Get NYT Connections Answers December 14, 2024 #552

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Fish

FLUKE
MULLET
SOLE
TANG

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Words in an auction-ending phrase

GOING
ONCE
SOLD
TWICE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Global currencies

POUND
REAL
SOL
YUAN

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Words before “cup”

BUTTER
DIVA
SOLO
WORLD