NYT Connections #536 was published on Thursday, November 28, 2024. The puzzle’s four groups are APPRECIATION, FRAUDSTER, EAT VORACIOUSLY, and words that can come before TUESDAY.
This is the 2024 puzzle numbered #536—not the separate November 28, 2025 game, which was #901.
NYT Connections #536: The 16 words
Here is the complete grid for Thursday, November 28, 2024:
QUACK GOBBLE THANKS GIVING
FAT TACO BOLT PRAISE
SUPER CREDIT CON DOWN
CHEAT SCARF FAKE RECOGNITION
Hints for Connections #536
Spoiler warning: The hints below offer progressively more help. The category names and complete word groupings appear farther down the page.
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- Yellow: Ways to express appreciation.
- Green: Someone who deceives or cheats.
- Blue: Eat with great appetite.
- Purple: Words that can precede “Tuesday.”
Category names
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- Yellow: APPRECIATION
- Green: FRAUDSTER
- Blue: EAT VORACIOUSLY
- Purple: ___ TUESDAY
Connections #536 answers
Full solution below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | APPRECIATION | CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, THANKS |
| Green | FRAUDSTER | CHEAT, CON, FAKE, QUACK |
| Blue | EAT VORACIOUSLY | BOLT, DOWN, GOBBLE, SCARF |
| Purple | ___ TUESDAY | FAT, GIVING, SUPER, TACO |
Why these words belong together
Yellow: APPRECIATION
CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, and THANKS all express acknowledgment, gratitude, or approval. This is the cleanest group in the puzzle because the four words share a straightforward meaning without requiring a particular phrase.
Green: FRAUDSTER
A CHEAT, CON, or FAKE can describe someone who deceives people or falsely claims legitimacy or expertise. QUACK is the trap: many players will first associate it with the sound made by a duck, but it can also mean a person who falsely presents themselves as an expert—especially in medicine.
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Blue: EAT VORACIOUSLY
GOBBLE and SCARF are familiar informal verbs for eating quickly or greedily. BOLT and DOWN work in phrases such as “bolt down” and “down your food,” giving this group a more phrase-based construction than the yellow set.
Purple: ___ TUESDAY
The final four words complete well-known expressions: Fat Tuesday, Giving Tuesday, Super Tuesday, and Taco Tuesday. This is the most deceptive group because the words do not share one literal subject. Their connection appears when each is placed before “Tuesday.”
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A practical way to solve this puzzle
- Start with the appreciation group. CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, and THANKS form the most direct semantic set.
- Look at the likely deception words. CHEAT, CON, and FAKE suggest a person who misleads others. QUACK completes the set once its “fraudulent expert” meaning is considered.
- Use the food-related verbs next. GOBBLE and SCARF clearly suggest fast eating. BOLT and DOWN become stronger matches when read as verbs in “bolt down” or “down a meal.”
- Test the remaining words as phrase completions. FAT, GIVING, SUPER, and TACO each make a familiar phrase with TUESDAY.
Connections deliberately includes words that can appear to fit more than one group. The game presents 16 words and asks players to find four groups of four. The color order reflects the intended difficulty: yellow is generally easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple, with purple typically relying on the most indirect or phrase-based connection.
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What was the answer to NYT Connections #536?
The four groups were APPRECIATION: CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, and THANKS; FRAUDSTER: CHEAT, CON, FAKE, and QUACK; EAT VORACIOUSLY: BOLT, DOWN, GOBBLE, and SCARF; and ___ TUESDAY: FAT, GIVING, SUPER, and TACO.
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When was NYT Connections #536 published?
It was published on Thursday, November 28, 2024. It should not be confused with the November 28, 2025 puzzle, which was #901.
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Besides referring to a duck sound, “quack” can mean a person who falsely claims to have medical or other professional expertise.
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What are the four Tuesday phrases in Connections #536?
They are Fat Tuesday, Giving Tuesday, Super Tuesday, and Taco Tuesday.
The Bottom Line
NYT Connections #536 combines direct appreciation words, deceptive-person terms, fast-eating verbs, and four phrases ending in “Tuesday.” The key traps are QUACK, which belongs with the fraudster terms, and BOLT/DOWN, which work as eating verbs in context.
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