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Hints for the May 24, 2024 Connections puzzle
- One group names routes that carry water away.
- Another links food words with sentimentality or mawkishness.
- Think of four things that can be cracked, including one expression.
- The final set completes the same phrase when each word comes before “change.”
Full answers for May 24, 2024
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Conduits for water removal | DRAIN, DUCT, PIPE, SEWER |
| Food products associated with sentimentality | CHEESE, CORN, SAP, SCHMALTZ |
| Things to crack | EGG, KNUCKLES, SMILE, WINDOW |
| ___ CHANGE | CHUMP, CLIMATE, LOOSE, SEA |
The phrase group forms “chump change,” “climate change,” “loose change,” and “sea change.”
Why the categories can be tricky
Connections gives players 16 words to sort into four groups of four. Its categories have color-coded difficulty, from yellow as the easiest to purple as the trickiest, and some words may seem to fit more than one possible group. The May 24 puzzle’s phrase-completion set is one useful way to separate words that could otherwise suggest different connections. See the NYT Connections game for the official game.
Where to replay this puzzle
The New York Times says the Connections archive reaches back to June 12, 2023. Its help page documents access for All Access and Games subscribers and says a NYT account is needed to save progress and play history for archived puzzles. Subscription terms can change; check the current NYT Connections help page for the latest access details. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone.
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About the puzzle number
The May 24 answer guide identifies this puzzle as #348, while an archive page and a search result identify the same date and solution as #368. Because those references conflict, the date and word sets are the reliable identifiers; the puzzle number is unsettled.
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