NYT Connections August 2 2024 Answers
Puzzle #418
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PRESENT SAMPLE JEALOUS TRY TAX MIX LUSH POSSESSIVE DIRECT TEST SCRATCH NAUSEOUS SPIN IRREGULAR ECOLOGICAL STRAIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STRETCH, AS ONE’S PATIENCE
Green — THINGS A DJ DOES
Blue — ADJECTIVES USED IN GRAMMAR
Purple — WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEAN
STRETCH, AS ONE’S PATIENCESTRAIN, TAX, TEST, TRY
THINGS A DJ DOESMIX, SAMPLE, SCRATCH, SPIN
ADJECTIVES USED IN GRAMMARDIRECT, IRREGULAR, POSSESSIVE, PRESENT
WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEANECOLOGICAL, JEALOUS, LUSH, NAUSEOUS
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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.