NYT Connections August 16 2024 Answers
Puzzle #432
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OK COWBOY ANKLE SUN HI TIDE YO-YO MA FAIR GO-GO AVERAGE ELEVATOR PA SO-SO OR THIGH-HIGH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MEH
Green — U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS
Blue — KINDS OF BOOTS
Purple — THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWN
MEHAVERAGE, FAIR, OK, SO-SO
U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONSHI, MA, OR, PA
KINDS OF BOOTSANKLE, COWBOY, GO-GO, THIGH-HIGH
THINGS THAT GO UP AND DOWNELEVATOR, SUN, TIDE, YO-YO
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