NYT Connections May 4 2024 Answers
Puzzle #328
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPRING LOVE PIN WELL FANCY JEWEL LIKE CARROT CYLINDER HURTS LITERALLY RELISH UM OM SAVOR TUMBLER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ENJOY
Green — FILLER WORDS
Blue — COMPONENTS OF A LOCK
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF UNITS OF MEASURE
ENJOYFANCY, LOVE, RELISH, SAVOR
FILLER WORDSLIKE, LITERALLY, UM, WELL
COMPONENTS OF A LOCKCYLINDER, PIN, SPRING, TUMBLER
HOMOPHONES OF UNITS OF MEASURECARROT, HURTS, JEWEL, OM
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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.