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Connections #79 Answers – August 29, 2023

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #79 on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ASHBLACKBOOKBOUNCECYBEREBONYFATFOXIBEXJETLYNXONYXORYXRAVENRUNSPLIT

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
BOOK belongs to this group.
Green
FOX belongs to this group.
Blue
EBONY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ASH belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
DEPART QUICKLY
Green category
ANIMALS THAT END WITH “X”
Blue category
SHADES OF BLACK
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS BEFORE DAYS OF THE WEEK

Connections #79 answers

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DEPART QUICKLYBOOK, BOUNCE, RUN, SPLIT
ANIMALS THAT END WITH “X”FOX, IBEX, LYNX, ORYX
SHADES OF BLACKEBONY, JET, ONYX, RAVEN
WORDS BEFORE DAYS OF THE WEEKASH, BLACK, CYBER, FAT

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What are the Connections answers for August 29, 2023?

DEPART QUICKLY: BOOK, BOUNCE, RUN, SPLIT. ANIMALS THAT END WITH “X”: FOX, IBEX, LYNX, ORYX. SHADES OF BLACK: EBONY, JET, ONYX, RAVEN. WORDS BEFORE DAYS OF THE WEEK: ASH, BLACK, CYBER, FAT.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.