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Connections #553 Answers – December 15, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #553 on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

CLOVEFLAILFLIPFLOPFLOUNDERKEYLEAFMACEMARNUTMEGPEPPERRIFFLESPEARSTYLETANKTHUMB

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
CLOVE belongs to this group.
Green
FLAIL belongs to this group.
Blue
FLIP belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
KEY belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
SPICES
Green category
PERFORM POORLY
Blue category
SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGES
Purple (hardest) category
POP SINGERS MINUS “S”

Connections #553 answers

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SPICESCLOVE, MACE, NUTMEG, PEPPER
PERFORM POORLYFLAIL, FLOP, FLOUNDER, TANK
SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGESFLIP, LEAF, RIFFLE, THUMB
POP SINGERS MINUS “S”KEY, MAR, SPEAR, STYLE
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FAQ

What are the Connections answers for December 15, 2024?

SPICES: CLOVE, MACE, NUTMEG, PEPPER. PERFORM POORLY: FLAIL, FLOP, FLOUNDER, TANK. SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGES: FLIP, LEAF, RIFFLE, THUMB. POP SINGERS MINUS “S”: KEY, MAR, SPEAR, STYLE.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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