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NYT Connections Hints December 4, 2024 #542

Get NYT Connections Hints for December 4, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #542, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints December 4, 2024

PINE TREE: Humans decorate pine trees for Christmas, but from the tree's perspective, humans are just seasonal ornaments in its centuries-long life.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Think about roles that help navigate or influence direction

Hint Two

Words that mean to take charge and move forward

Hint Three

Steer

Green Group Hints December 4, 2024

LOOFAH: You use loofah to clean yourself, but what if loofah is actually collecting human samples for its alien research?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Tools that provide direction or rotation in various contexts

Hint Two

Physical items used for finding your way or spinning

Hint Three

Things with needle/s

Blue Group Hints December 4, 2024

ECHO: You believe echo repeats your words, but what if it's actually mocking your existence?

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Characters from classical stories and legends

Hint Two

Mythological figures with interesting powers or roles

Hint Three

Figures in greek myth

Purple Group Hints December 4, 2024

HELEN: Helen of Troy launched a thousand ships, but maybe the ships just needed an excuse to go sailing.

Hint One

πŸ‘ˆ

Personal care and cleansing connections

Hint Two

Things related to hygiene or body care

Hint Three

Starting with synonyms for lavatory

Get NYT Connections Answers December 4, 2024 #542

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Steer

DIRECT
GUIDE
LEAD
SHEPHERD

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Things with needle/s

COMPASS
PINE TREE
SEWING KIT
TURNTABLE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Figures in greek myth

ATLAS
ECHO
HELEN
PAN

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Starting with synonyms for lavatory

CANDLE
LOOFAH
JOHNSON
TOILETRIES