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NYT Connections Hints December 24, 2024 #562

As a fellow word puzzle enthusiast, I've designed these hints to be progressive to preserve your enjoyment of the game. Please reveal them in order, starting from the top. While official hints and answers are available at the bottom, I strongly encourage you to think through each connection yourself before checking them.

Yellow Group Hints December 24, 2024

OH MY: Oh my, humans say when surprised, as if they're shocked by a world they created themselves.

Hint One

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Think of a famous movie with a yellow brick road

Hint Two

Large predatory mammals

Hint Three

“lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”

Green Group Hints December 24, 2024

USE: We 'use' things until they break, then wonder why they left us. Maybe things are using us to fulfill their planned obsolescence.

Hint One

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Relationships and bonds

Hint Two

Synonyms for nearby or connected

Hint Three

Beloved, as a friend

Blue Group Hints December 24, 2024

PLEASE: 'Please' is just 'give me what I want' dressed in formal wear.

Hint One

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Each has four letters

Hint Two

Rhymes with 'ease'

Hint Three

Words that sound like plural letters

Purple Group Hints December 24, 2024

INTIMATE: 'Intimate' means both close friendship and a threat. 'Let me be intimate - I know what you did last summer.'

Hint One

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Casual ways to ask for something

Hint Two

Polite and informal expressions

Hint Three

When tripled, hit song titles

Get NYT Connections Answers December 24, 2024 #562

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: “lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”

BEARS
LIONS
OH MY
TIGERS

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Beloved, as a friend

CLOSE
DEAR
INTIMATE
TIGHT

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Words that sound like plural letters

BEES
EASE
JAYS
USE

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: When tripled, hit song titles

BILLS
BYE
GIMME
PLEASE