Solve today's Connections puzzle with these helpful hints and solutions! This article provides guidance for puzzle #561, dated December 23, 2024. Remember, the goal is to categorize sixteen words into four groups with fewer than four mistakes.
The words are: Boat, U, Bowl, M, Thou, Crew, V, You, 8, Ewe, Scoop, Glue, Tuesday, K, Grand, and Yew.
General Hints:
- Categories aren't based on letter counts or rhyming.
- Glue and 8 belong together.
Category Hints and Solutions:
Yellow Category (Easy): Words that sound alike.
- Answer: Homophones
- Words: Ewe, U, Yew, You
Green Category (Medium): Types of shirt necklines.
- Answer: Necklines
- Words: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V
Blue Category (Hard): Ways to represent the number 1000.
- Answer: Ways to Express 1,000
- Words: Grand, K, M, Thou
Purple Category (Tricky): Words that can follow "Super" to form common phrases.
- Answer: Super __
- Words: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday
Complete Solution:
- Yellow - Homophones: Ewe, U, Yew, You
- Green - Necklines: Boat, Crew, Scoop, V
- Blue - Ways to Express 1,000: Grand, K, M, Thou
- Purple - Super __: 8, Bowl, Glue, Tuesday
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