These are the hints and answers for the Wednesday, November 13, 2024, NYT Connections puzzle, game #521. Start with the clues below if you want to solve it yourself; the category names and full word groups follow.
The 16 words on the board
Before revealing the groups, here are the words from the puzzle:
- MUSTARD
- WING
- WEDNESDAY
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- COLONEL
- TARTAR
- LEMON
- MINION
- CALCULUS
- CANARY
- ADDITION
- PLAQUE
- EXTENSION
- PHARAOH
- CAVITY
- ANNEX
Hints for the four groups
Try each clue before moving on to the category names.
- Yellow: Think of things commonly associated with the color yellow.
- Green: Consider structural additions to a building.
- Blue: Think of issues or terms a dentist may encounter.
- Purple: Look for words whose written forms appear longer than their spoken forms.
Category names
- Yellow: Things That Are Yellow
- Green: Building Add-ons
- Blue: Concerns for a Dentist
- Purple: Words That Seem Longer Written Than Spoken
Complete answers for November 13
- Yellow — Things That Are Yellow: CANARY, LEMON, MINION, MUSTARD
- Green — Building Add-ons: ADDITION, ANNEX, EXTENSION, WING
- Blue — Concerns for a Dentist: CALCULUS, CAVITY, PLAQUE, TARTAR
- Purple — Words That Seem Longer Written Than Spoken: COLONEL, PHARAOH, WEDNESDAY, WORCESTERSHIRE
How Connections works
Connections presents 16 terms for players to sort into four groups of four based on a shared link. Themes may rely on wordplay, and the groups are marked by difficulty colors. The puzzle can be played through the NYT Games website or Games app.
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