New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #517 November 9, 2024

1. ”
   ROOT
   ” and ”
   RADICAL
   ” go in the same category.
2. One of the four groups is “
   Contorted.
   ”
3. One category of words comes before the phrase
   “ROOM”
   and are associated with a lavatory.

A general clue for this category is something
twisting and turning itself into impossible shapes.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is
Contorted
.

The Yellow category is
Contorted
, which means bent out of shape. The four words that fall into this category are:
Bent, Twisted, Warped, Gnarly.

This category contains measurement-related words. A general clue is that all the words in this category are
the least amount.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is
Smallest Amount
.

The Green category is
Smallest Amount
, relevant to measurements. The four words that fall into this category are:
Lick, Ounce, Trace, Shred.

A general clue is that all the words in this category are
symbols and operations used to represent mathematical relationships and quantities.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is
Algebra Terms.

The four words in the Blue category, titled
Algebra Terms
, are:
Exponent, Power, Radical, and Root.

The last category is a longer phrase than usual. Think of a place where people go to take care of a private need. A general clue is that all the words in this category are
usually clean and hygienic places
.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is
Words Before “Room” to Mean Lavatory.

The four words in the Purple category which come
before the word “Room” and mean lavatory
are:
Bath, Powder, Rest,
and
Throne.

• Yellow –
  Contorted:
  Bent, Gnarly, Twisted, Warped
• Green –
  Smallest Amount:
  Lick, Ounce, Shred, Trace
• Blue –
  Algebra Terms:
  Exponent, Root, Radical, Power
• Purple –
  Words Before “Room” to Mean Lavatory:
  Bath, Powder, Rest, Throne