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NYT Connections February 8 2024 Answers

Puzzle #242

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

HEART BOW CLOCK BRIDGE DECK SPIT ANCHOR TARGET DRAGON ARROW BELT GIN WAR SLUG ROSE QUIVER

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — ARCHERY EQUIPMENT
Green — CARD GAMES
Blue — WALLOP
Purple — CLASSIC TATTOOS
ARCHERY EQUIPMENTARROW, BOW, QUIVER, TARGET
CARD GAMESBRIDGE, GIN, SPIT, WAR
WALLOPBELT, CLOCK, DECK, SLUG
CLASSIC TATTOOSANCHOR, DRAGON, HEART, ROSE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.