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Connections Answers #177

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.

Puzzle#177
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple

The Four Groups

Reveal the four groups

Connections answer · #177

  • Yellow · ENORMOUS

    GREATBIGGIANTHUGE

  • Green · BOOKSTORE SECTIONS

    POETRYHUMORFICTIONTRAVEL

  • Blue · TV SHOWS WITH HAPPY-SOUNDING NAMES

    GLEEFELICITYCHEERSEUPHORIA

  • Purple · ___ CRANE

    CONSTRUCTIONPAPERWHOOPINGFRASIER

The Purple Group

Fill-in-the-blank · ___ CRANE

CONSTRUCTION · PAPER · WHOOPING · FRASIER

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FAQ

What were the Connections answers for #177?
Connections #177 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.