NYT Connections February 19 2024 Answers
Puzzle #253
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HINGE SPOIL DRILL MATCH LOCK TINDER HANDLE BUMBLE GRINDER FRAME SAW LOG FLUFF KINDLING BLOW ROUTER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — USED IN BUILDING A FIRE
Green — MESS UP
Blue — WORKSHOP TOOLS
Purple — PARTS OF A DOOR
USED IN BUILDING A FIREKINDLING, LOG, MATCH, TINDER
MESS UPBLOW, BUMBLE, FLUFF, SPOIL
WORKSHOP TOOLSDRILL, GRINDER, ROUTER, SAW
PARTS OF A DOORFRAME, HANDLE, HINGE, LOCK
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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.