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NYT Connections Hints December 17, 2024 #555

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 17, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #555, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints December 17, 2024

PLUCK: Everyone praises courage, but nobody asks how the feather feels being plucked.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Synonyms for courage and determination

Hint Two

What you need when facing challenges

Hint Three

Intrepidity

Green Group Hints December 17, 2024

DRAG: You say I'm slow, but I'm just embracing every moment of the journey.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These words can all describe paths

Hint Two

Different types of thoroughfares

Hint Three

Road

Blue Group Hints December 17, 2024

HEART: Everyone thinks I'm about love, but I'm really just a muscle who never gets a day off.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These can all show patterns or structures

Hint Two

Each involves growth or development

Hint Three

Kinds of paper

Purple Group Hints December 17, 2024

CONSTRUCTION: You see delay and noise, I see creation and progress.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Different playing surfaces

Hint Two

Types of ground you can compete on

Hint Three

Kinds of tennis courts

Get NYT Connections Answers December 17, 2024 #555

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Intrepidity

GRIT
HEART
NERVE
PLUCK

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Road

ARTERY
AVENUE
DRAG
DRIVE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Kinds of paper

CONSTRUCTION
GRAPH
TISSUE
WAX

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Kinds of tennis courts

CARPET
CLAY
GRASS
HARD