NYT Connections April 3 2024 Answers
Puzzle #297
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MASS MARY NORMAL WASH STANDARD DRY YARDSTICK FOLD OILY CHECK GAUGE COMBINATION CALL KENT BENCHMARK BET
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MODEL FOR REFERENCE
Green — POKER ACTIONS
Blue — SKIN TYPES
Purple — STARTS OF U.S. STATES
MODEL FOR REFERENCEBENCHMARK, GAUGE, STANDARD, YARDSTICK
POKER ACTIONSBET, CALL, CHECK, FOLD
SKIN TYPESCOMBINATION, DRY, NORMAL, OILY
STARTS OF U.S. STATESKENT, MARY, MASS, WASH
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