Connections Hints

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 7, 2024

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AFFILIATE
ASSOCIATE
BAIT
BOW
CHUM
EQUATE
FELLOW
FLY
HORN
LEGS
LIBERTY
LURE
RELATE
STORM
SUN
WINGS
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

THINK OF TOGETHERStraightforward
WAYS TO ATTRACT FISHModerate
W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
LONG___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINK OF TOGETHERStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO MENTALLY CONNECT OR LINK THINGS TOGETHER+ 3 more…
WAYS TO ATTRACT FISHModerate
TECHNIQUES AN ANGLER MIGHT USE TO CATCH FISH+ 3 more…
W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FRANCHISES+ 3 more…
LONG___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'LONG' TO MAKE A NEW COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINK OF TOGETHERStraightforward
AFFILIATE,ASSOCIATE,EQUATE,RELATE

AFFILIATE, ASSOCIATE, EQUATE, and RELATE all mean to connect or link concepts together in one's thinking

WAYS TO ATTRACT FISHModerate
BAIT,CHUM,FLY,LURE

BAIT, CHUM, FLY, and LURE are all methods or materials used to attract fish when fishing

W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
LIBERTY,STORM,SUN,WINGS

LIBERTY (New York), STORM (Seattle), SUN (Connecticut), and WINGS (Dallas) are all W.N.B.A. team names

LONG___Devious
BOW,FELLOW,HORN,LEGS

LONGBOW, LONGFELLOW, LONGHORN, and LONGLEGS are all compound words or names formed by placing LONG before BOW, FELLOW, HORN, and LEGS

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