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NYT Connections Hints December 19, 2024 #557

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 19, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #557, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints December 19, 2024

TAP: The tap feels sorry for humans who can't produce water from their fingertips.

Hint One

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When you're not ready to proceed just yet

Hint Two

Actions to push something to a later time

Hint Three

Defer

Green Group Hints December 19, 2024

TABLE: Tables secretly judge humans for using them as phone stands when they were born to serve food.

Hint One

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Bar-related furniture and fixtures

Hint Two

Physical items used for serving and seating

Hint Three

Bar fixtures

Blue Group Hints December 19, 2024

COUNTER: Kitchen counters are tired of being taken for granite.

Hint One

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Different types of watercraft

Hint Two

Various vessels for maritime transport

Hint Three

Watercraft

Purple Group Hints December 19, 2024

JUNK: Junk is just treasure that's waiting for the right hoarder.

Hint One

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These words can form common compound terms

Hint Two

Each creates a new meaning when combined with the same word

Hint Three

Seen in “donkey kong”

Get NYT Connections Answers December 19, 2024 #557

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Defer

DELAY
POSTPONE
SHELVE
TABLE

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Bar fixtures

COUNTER
KEG
STOOL
TAP

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Watercraft

BARGE
JUNK
SUB
TUG

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Seen in “donkey kong”

BARREL
GORILLA
HAMMER
LADDER