NYT Connections April 15 2024 Answers
Puzzle #309
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SIDE SURFACE BUTTERFLY DOMINO FREESTYLE PLACEBO MAKE UP CRAWL COSMETIC BABBLE EXTERNAL AD-LIB COO IMPROV SHALLOW NURSE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — INVENT AS YOU GO
Green — THINGS BABIES DO
Blue — SUPERFICIAL
Purple — ___ EFFECT
INVENT AS YOU GOAD-LIB, FREESTYLE, IMPROV, MAKE UP
THINGS BABIES DOBABBLE, COO, CRAWL, NURSE
SUPERFICIALCOSMETIC, EXTERNAL, SHALLOW, SURFACE
___ EFFECTBUTTERFLY, DOMINO, PLACEBO, SIDE
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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.