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NYT Connections February 20 2024 Answers

Puzzle #254

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

LEAK WIND DRAG DROP STRING DRIP BEAT TEAR BORE RHYTHM BEAD BRASS CHARRED GLOB PEE DUD

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — PARTY POOPER
Green — MUSICAL SECTIONS
Blue — BIT OF LIQUID
Purple — VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES
PARTY POOPERBORE, DRAG, DRIP, DUD
MUSICAL SECTIONSBRASS, RHYTHM, STRING, WIND
BIT OF LIQUIDBEAD, DROP, GLOB, TEAR
VEGETABLE HOMOPHONESBEAT, CHARRED, LEAK, PEE
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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.