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Connections #556 Answers – December 18, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #556 on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BITTERBOCKCAPITOLCHROMEFIELDHANDLEHEDGEHOLDMANAGEONIONSHORTSOURSTOUTTACKLETEAPOTTRADE

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
FIELD belongs to this group.
Green
BITTER belongs to this group.
Blue
HEDGE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CAPITOL belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
DEAL WITH
Green category
STYLES OF BEER
Blue category
INVESTMENT VERBS
Purple (hardest) category
___ DOME

Connections #556 answers

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DEAL WITHFIELD, HANDLE, MANAGE, TACKLE
STYLES OF BEERBITTER, BOCK, SOUR, STOUT
INVESTMENT VERBSHEDGE, HOLD, SHORT, TRADE
___ DOMECAPITOL, CHROME, ONION, TEAPOT
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What are the Connections answers for December 18, 2024?

DEAL WITH: FIELD, HANDLE, MANAGE, TACKLE. STYLES OF BEER: BITTER, BOCK, SOUR, STOUT. INVESTMENT VERBS: HEDGE, HOLD, SHORT, TRADE. ___ DOME: CAPITOL, CHROME, ONION, TEAPOT.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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