Issue #532 Sun 24 Nov
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — November 24, 2024
A steady hand is required today. The grid offers a few familiar footholds, but the final sorting demands careful attention to how these terms function in sequence.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
A ship caught in a rough chop, or the way a heavy box shifts when the floor is not level.
Physical movement
Synonyms
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters H, L, P, R.
CAREEN
One is HEAVE.
HEAVE · LURCH · PITCH · REEL
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
The first week of primary school, learning the basic building blocks of a sentence.
Grammatical concepts
Classification labels
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters I, P, T.
WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BE
One is IDEA.
IDEA · PERSON · PLACE · THING
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
A dark room with a single strobe, the bass vibrating through the floorboards at three in the morning.
Music styles
Category subsets
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters A, H, J, T.
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRES
One is AMBIENT.
AMBIENT · HOUSE · JUNGLE · TRANCE
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Violet group hints
The residue left in the cold hearth, or the gray dust settled on the mantle after a long winter.
Compound words
Suffix-based associations
Members are 4–9 letters; first letters B, T, W.
WORDS AFTER “ASH”
One is BLOND.
BLOND · TRAY · TREE · WEDNESDAY
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
CAREENHEAVE · LURCH · PITCH · REEL
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Reveal the green group
WHAT A NOUN MIGHT BEIDEA · PERSON · PLACE · THING
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Reveal the blue group
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GENRESAMBIENT · HOUSE · JUNGLE · TRANCE
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Reveal the violet group
WORDS AFTER “ASH”BLOND · TRAY · TREE · WEDNESDAY
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on November 24, 2024. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for November 24, 2024, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on November 24, 2024?
NYT Connections on November 24, 2024 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on November 24, 2024?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #532?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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