Connections #542 Answers – December 4, 2024
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #542 on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ATLASCANDLECOMPASSDIRECTECHOGUIDEHELENJOHNSONLEADLOOFAHPANPINE TREESEWING KITSHEPHERDTOILETRIESTURNTABLE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DIRECT belongs to this group.
Green
COMPASS belongs to this group.
Blue
ATLAS belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CANDLE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
STEER
Green category
THINGS WITH NEEDLE/S
Blue category
FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR LAVATORY
Connections #542 answers
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STEERDIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, SHEPHERD
THINGS WITH NEEDLE/SCOMPASS, PINE TREE, SEWING KIT, TURNTABLE
FIGURES IN GREEK MYTHATLAS, ECHO, HELEN, PAN
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR LAVATORYCANDLE, LOOFAH, JOHNSON, TOILETRIES
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What are the Connections answers for December 4, 2024?
STEER: DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, SHEPHERD. THINGS WITH NEEDLE/S: COMPASS, PINE TREE, SEWING KIT, TURNTABLE. FIGURES IN GREEK MYTH: ATLAS, ECHO, HELEN, PAN. STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR LAVATORY: CANDLE, LOOFAH, JOHNSON, TOILETRIES.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.