Connections Hints
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 19, 2024
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BARGE
BARREL
COUNTER
DELAY
GORILLA
HAMMER
JUNK
KEG
LADDER
POSTPONE
SHELVE
STOOL
SUB
TABLE
TAP
TUG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DEFERStraightforward
BAR FIXTURESModerate
WATERCRAFTTricky
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DEFERStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO PUT SOMETHING OFF UNTIL LATER+ 3 more…
BAR FIXTURESModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A PUB OR TAVERN+ 3 more…
WATERCRAFTTricky
THESE ARE ALL TYPES OF VESSELS THAT TRAVEL ON WATER+ 3 more…
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”Devious
OBJECTS OR CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR IN THE CLASSIC ARCADE GAME+ 3 more…
Full solution
DEFERStraightforward
DELAY,POSTPONE,SHELVE,TABLE
DELAY, POSTPONE, SHELVE, and TABLE all mean to defer or put off doing something until a later time.
BAR FIXTURESModerate
COUNTER,KEG,STOOL,TAP
COUNTER, KEG, STOOL, and TAP are all fixtures or features commonly found at a bar.
WATERCRAFTTricky
BARGE,JUNK,SUB,TUG
BARGE, JUNK, SUB, and TUG are all types of watercraft or boats.
SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG”Devious
BARREL,GORILLA,HAMMER,LADDER
BARREL, GORILLA, HAMMER, and LADDER are all elements seen in the classic Donkey Kong arcade game — rolling barrels, the gorilla villain, a power-up hammer, and ladders to climb.