Get NYT Connections Hints for December 20, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #558, including word connections and hidden categories.
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FINANCE: People spend their whole lives chasing money, but money has never once chased a person. Maybe we're the ones being invested in by our bank accounts.
Chemistry and mixing come into play
These words all describe blending different components
Concoction
WINE: Wine ages to perfection, while humans just age. Maybe we're not aging wine - wine is aging us.
Look for different types of sentences
Each ends with different punctuation marks
Types of sentences
CRYPTO: People think they're investing in crypto, but maybe crypto is investing in human gullibility.
Major industries in the stock market
Common investment categories
Kinds of bros
PHARMA: We take medicine to feel better, but what if medicines are taking us to feel better about themselves?
Words that rhyme with 'own', ___n pronunciation pattern
Complaint homophones
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Hint: Concoction
Hint: Types of sentences
Hint: Kinds of bros
Hint: Complaint homophones