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NYT Connections April 17 2024 Answers

Puzzle #311

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

DIRT MIND SHARE REGARD POST INTELLIGENCE FOLLOW STAKE OBSERVE INTEREST COLUMN SECRETS POLE INFORMATION PERCENTAGE PILLAR

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — UPRIGHT SUPPORT
Green — HEED, AS RULES
Blue — ALLOTMENT
Purple — GATHERED BY SPIES
UPRIGHT SUPPORTCOLUMN, PILLAR, POLE, POST
HEED, AS RULESFOLLOW, MIND, OBSERVE, REGARD
ALLOTMENTINTEREST, PERCENTAGE, SHARE, STAKE
GATHERED BY SPIESDIRT, INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE, SECRETS
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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.