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NYT Connections Hints November 9, 2024 #517

Get NYT Connections Hints for November 9, 2024. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #517, including word connections and hidden categories.

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Yellow Group Hints November 9, 2024

SHRED: Paper gets shredded to protect secrets, but maybe the paper is protecting us from the truth it contains.

Hint One

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These describe objects that have been distorted

Hint Two

Words meaning crooked or contorted

Hint Three

Contorted

Green Group Hints November 9, 2024

POWER: People seek power to control others, but power lines are controlled by the electricity flowing through them.

Hint One

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Each word can be used as a measurement

Hint Two

Tiny bits or fragments of something

Hint Three

Smallest amount

Blue Group Hints November 9, 2024

ROOT: You think roots grow to support the tree, but maybe the tree grows to give roots something to hold onto.

Hint One

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These terms relate to mathematical operations

Hint Two

Words used in calculations involving numbers raised to powers

Hint Three

Algebra terms

Purple Group Hints November 9, 2024

OUNCE: You measure things in ounces, but have you asked the ounce how it feels about being used to judge others' worth?

Hint One

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These words can all follow 'taking a...'

Hint Two

Each can be a place of comfort or relief

Hint Three

Words before “room” to mean lavatory

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Yellow Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Contorted

BENT
GNARLY
TWISTED
WARPED

Green Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Smallest amount

LICK
OUNCE
SHRED
TRACE

Blue Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Algebra terms

EXPONENT
POWER
RADICAL
ROOT

Purple Group NYT Connections Answers

Hint: Words before “room” to mean lavatory

BATH
POWDER
REST
THRONE