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NYT Connections April 12 2024 Answers

Puzzle #306

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

SUPER BALLOON STICK SWELL DOMINO JACK NEAT UBER HYPER SNOWBALL MARBLE CLEAN TIDY ULTRA MUSHROOM TRIM

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — ORDERLY
Green — AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXES
Blue — BECOME LARGER
Purple — ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMES
ORDERLYCLEAN, NEAT, TIDY, TRIM
AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXESHYPER, SUPER, UBER, ULTRA
BECOME LARGERBALLOON, MUSHROOM, SNOWBALL, SWELL
ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMESDOMINO, JACK, MARBLE, STICK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.