NYT Connections February 14 2024 Answers
Puzzle #248
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PLUM KISS WHOLE CLAW SKIM PERFECT HUG SOY OYSTER FRUIT ODD BRUSH WITNESS XO GRAZE PRIME
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TOUCH LIGHTLY
Green — KINDS OF NUMBERS
Blue — SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINE
Purple — BEAR ___
TOUCH LIGHTLYBRUSH, GRAZE, KISS, SKIM
KINDS OF NUMBERSODD, PERFECT, PRIME, WHOLE
SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINEOYSTER, PLUM, SOY, XO
BEAR ___CLAW, FRUIT, HUG, WITNESS
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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.