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Connections #557 Answers – December 19, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #557 on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BARGEBARRELCOUNTERDELAYGORILLAHAMMERJUNKKEGLADDERPOSTPONESHELVESTOOLSUBTABLETAPTUG

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
DELAY belongs to this group.
Green
COUNTER belongs to this group.
Blue
BARGE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BARREL belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
DEFER
Green category
BAR FIXTURES
Blue category
WATERCRAFT
Purple (hardest) category
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”

Connections #557 answers

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DEFERDELAY, POSTPONE, SHELVE, TABLE
BAR FIXTURESCOUNTER, KEG, STOOL, TAP
WATERCRAFTBARGE, JUNK, SUB, TUG
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”BARREL, GORILLA, HAMMER, LADDER
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FAQ

What are the Connections answers for December 19, 2024?

DEFER: DELAY, POSTPONE, SHELVE, TABLE. BAR FIXTURES: COUNTER, KEG, STOOL, TAP. WATERCRAFT: BARGE, JUNK, SUB, TUG. SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”: BARREL, GORILLA, HAMMER, LADDER.

What do the Connections colors mean?

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