NYT Connections February 27 2024 Answers
Puzzle #261
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ANIMAL SPLIT NEON SALMON ROPE MULLET TUCK WORD PIKE GOLDFISH CORPORATE HEADBAND SPANDEX RITZ OYSTER STRADDLE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — '80S FASHION TRENDS
Green — GYMNASTICS POSITIONS
Blue — KINDS OF CRACKERS
Purple — ___ LADDER
'80S FASHION TRENDSHEADBAND, MULLET, NEON, SPANDEX
GYMNASTICS POSITIONSPIKE, SPLIT, STRADDLE, TUCK
KINDS OF CRACKERSANIMAL, GOLDFISH, OYSTER, RITZ
___ LADDERCORPORATE, ROPE, SALMON, WORD
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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.