NYT Connections February 22 2024 Answers
Puzzle #256
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CLUE ROOT WHINE WING CRADLE BRANCH FROWN BARK PREEN GROWL ARM FONT HOWL MELLOW SOURCE CHAPTER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DOG SOUNDS
Green — DEPARTMENT
Blue — ORIGIN
Purple — COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGED
DOG SOUNDSBARK, GROWL, HOWL, WHINE
DEPARTMENTARM, BRANCH, CHAPTER, WING
ORIGINCRADLE, FONT, ROOT, SOURCE
COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGEDCLUE, FROWN, MELLOW, PREEN
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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.