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NYT Connections Hints December 23, 2024 #561

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 23, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #561, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints December 23, 2024

BOWL: Empty bowls judge us for being full of ourselves, while they remain humble and ready to serve.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Think about different ways to express the same sound

Hint Two

These are homophones with similar pronunciation

Hint Three

Homophones

Green Group Hints December 23, 2024

THOU: Thou judges modern English for being simple, yet needs a whole Shakespeare play to express 'you'.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Think about news and journalism terms

Hint Two

Look for things that can carry or contain

Hint Three

Necklines

Blue Group Hints December 23, 2024

GLUE: Glue holds everything together but can't keep its own relationship from falling apart.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Think about measurements and magnitudes

Hint Two

These can indicate scale or size

Hint Three

Ways to express 1,000

Purple Group Hints December 23, 2024

YEW: The yew tree stands tall judging other plants, forgetting it's just a 'you' with spelling issues.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

These might follow a specific word to form common phrases

Hint Two

Consider what comes after 'Super'

Hint Three

Super ___

Get NYT Connections Answers December 23, 2024 #561

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NYT Connections Game

Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Homophones

EWE
U
YEW
YOU

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Necklines

BOAT
CREW
SCOOP
V

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Ways to express 1,000

GRAND
K
M
THOU

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Super ___

8
BOWL
GLUE
TUESDAY