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Connections #555 Answers – December 17, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #555 on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ARTERYAVENUECARPETCLAYCONSTRUCTIONDRAGDRIVEGRAPHGRASSGRITHARDHEARTNERVEPLUCKTISSUEWAX

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
GRIT belongs to this group.
Green
ARTERY belongs to this group.
Blue
CONSTRUCTION belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CARPET belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
INTREPIDITY
Green category
ROAD
Blue category
KINDS OF PAPER
Purple (hardest) category
KINDS OF TENNIS COURTS

Connections #555 answers

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INTREPIDITYGRIT, HEART, NERVE, PLUCK
ROADARTERY, AVENUE, DRAG, DRIVE
KINDS OF PAPERCONSTRUCTION, GRAPH, TISSUE, WAX
KINDS OF TENNIS COURTSCARPET, CLAY, GRASS, HARD

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What are the Connections answers for December 17, 2024?

INTREPIDITY: GRIT, HEART, NERVE, PLUCK. ROAD: ARTERY, AVENUE, DRAG, DRIVE. KINDS OF PAPER: CONSTRUCTION, GRAPH, TISSUE, WAX. KINDS OF TENNIS COURTS: CARPET, CLAY, GRASS, HARD.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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