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NYT Connections February 21 2024 Answers

Puzzle #255

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

SUPER COMPUTER BUGS COMPANY HOUNDS CATS FISH BADGERS HARD KNOCKS PIANO CABARET ROCK ANNIE THOUGHT TESTS NAGS

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — PESTERS
Green — TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICAL
Blue — THEY HAVE KEYS
Purple — SCHOOL OF ___
PESTERSBADGERS, BUGS, HOUNDS, NAGS
TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICALANNIE, CABARET, CATS, COMPANY
THEY HAVE KEYSCOMPUTER, PIANO, SUPER, TESTS
SCHOOL OF ___FISH, HARD KNOCKS, ROCK, THOUGHT
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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.