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Connections #396 Answers – July 11, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #396 on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

APPLAUSEESSENTIALEXITGIVEHANDKEYPASSPENPRINCIPALRECORDINGRULERSCISSORSSENDSTAPLETAPEWALK

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
PEN belongs to this group.
Green
ESSENTIAL belongs to this group.
Blue
GIVE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
APPLAUSE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Green category
FUNDAMENTAL
Blue category
TRANSFER
Purple (hardest) category
LIGHT-UP SIGNS

Connections #396 answers

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SCHOOL SUPPLIESPEN, RULER, SCISSORS, TAPE
FUNDAMENTALESSENTIAL, KEY, PRINCIPAL, STAPLE
TRANSFERGIVE, HAND, PASS, SEND
LIGHT-UP SIGNSAPPLAUSE, EXIT, RECORDING, WALK
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What are the Connections answers for July 11, 2024?

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: PEN, RULER, SCISSORS, TAPE. FUNDAMENTAL: ESSENTIAL, KEY, PRINCIPAL, STAPLE. TRANSFER: GIVE, HAND, PASS, SEND. LIGHT-UP SIGNS: APPLAUSE, EXIT, RECORDING, WALK.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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