NYT Connections April 20 2024 Answers
Puzzle #314
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GOATEE HAMMER HURDLE HITCH HOGWASH PITCHFORK TAIL BEND BUNK SHEEPSHANK HORNS HORSEFEATHERS POLE CROCK BOWLINE BATON
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BALDERDASH
Green — TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENT
Blue — PARTS OF A DEVIL COSTUME
Purple — TYPES OF KNOTS
BALDERDASHBUNK, CROCK, HOGWASH, HORSEFEATHERS
TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENTBATON, HAMMER, HURDLE, POLE
PARTS OF A DEVIL COSTUMEGOATEE, HORNS, PITCHFORK, TAIL
TYPES OF KNOTSBEND, BOWLINE, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK
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.