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Connections #428 Answers – August 12, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #428 on Monday, August 12, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BOWIEBUTCHERBUTTERBUTTERFLYCANFULLGOLDHEADJOHNKINGLEADMERCURYQUEENTHRONETINTWIN

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
GOLD belongs to this group.
Green
FULL belongs to this group.
Blue
CAN belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BOWIE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
METAL ELEMENTS
Green category
MATTRESS SIZES
Blue category
SLANG FOR TOILET
Purple (hardest) category
KINDS OF KNIVES

Connections #428 answers

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METAL ELEMENTSGOLD, LEAD, MERCURY, TIN
MATTRESS SIZESFULL, KING, QUEEN, TWIN
SLANG FOR TOILETCAN, HEAD, JOHN, THRONE
KINDS OF KNIVESBOWIE, BUTCHER, BUTTER, BUTTERFLY
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What are the Connections answers for August 12, 2024?

METAL ELEMENTS: GOLD, LEAD, MERCURY, TIN. MATTRESS SIZES: FULL, KING, QUEEN, TWIN. SLANG FOR TOILET: CAN, HEAD, JOHN, THRONE. KINDS OF KNIVES: BOWIE, BUTCHER, BUTTER, BUTTERFLY.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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