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NYT Connections April 2 2024 Answers

Puzzle #296

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

MOCCASIN PRINCE POKE BALL SLIPPER ELBOW BOA BOWTIE STICK TUBE WHEEL PROD MAMBA JAB PUMPKIN ADDER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — THRUST
Green — KINDS OF SNAKES
Blue — SEEN IN “CINDERELLA”
Purple — PASTA SHAPES
THRUSTJAB, POKE, PROD, STICK
KINDS OF SNAKESADDER, BOA, MAMBA, MOCCASIN
SEEN IN “CINDERELLA”BALL, PRINCE, PUMPKIN, SLIPPER
PASTA SHAPESBOWTIE, ELBOW, TUBE, WHEEL
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.