Get NYT Connections Hints for December 31, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #569, including word connections and hidden categories.
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DART: You think you're aiming the dart, but maybe the dartboard has been targeting you all along, waiting for the perfect moment to not be hit.
Think about actions that happen in an instant
These can all be used as verbs meaning to move rapidly
Move quickly
BRAND: You wear brands to express yourself, but maybe brands are wearing humans to express themselves.
Think about powerful sensations or actions
Many of these appear in sports contexts
Fun time
THRILL: The real thrill isn't in the excitement you feel, it's in the excitement that feels you.
Common words used to address or direct
Basic elements in letter-writing and correspondence
Words before an addressee
BOLT: Lightning bolts don't strike the earth, they're just high-fiving the ground.
Think about marketing and product terminology
Each can modify or qualify other nouns
Name ___
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Hint: Move quickly
Hint: Fun time
Hint: Words before an addressee
Hint: Name ___