This is the answer to NYT Connections puzzle #301, published Sunday, April 7, 2024—not a puzzle from today. To avoid spoilers, start with the category clues below; the complete groups follow.
Hints for Connections #301
Try to identify the shared link across all four words in a group. These clues reveal the themes without listing the answers:
- A disorganized, chaotic space
- A quality associated with reliability
- Something connected to a classic snack
- Words that can each precede the same word
Full answers for April 7, 2024
Spoilers: the four categories and their words are listed below.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Disorderly Place | DUMP, MESS, PIGPEN, STY |
| Green | Sturdy | FIRM, SOLID, SOUND, STABLE |
| Blue | Found in Cracker Jacks | CARAMEL, PEANUTS, POPCORN, PRIZE |
| Purple | ___ HORSE | CHARLEY, CRAZY, DARK, GIFT |
The categories and groups are reported consistently by Try Hard Guides and AOL. The date, puzzle number, and word grid are also corroborated by the Solve Word Games archive.
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How the word groups connect
Disorderly Place
DUMP, MESS, PIGPEN, and STY can each describe an untidy or disorderly place.
Sturdy
FIRM, SOLID, SOUND, and STABLE can all describe something strong or dependable.
Found in Cracker Jacks
CARAMEL, PEANUTS, POPCORN, and PRIZE are associated with Cracker Jack, the classic snack.
___ HORSE
CHARLEY, CRAZY, DARK, and GIFT complete the phrases Charley horse, crazy horse, dark horse, and gift horse.
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About this answer
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared relationship. A useful check before submitting a group is whether the same precise connection fits every word, rather than only a loose association. The answer here is historical: puzzle #301 belongs to April 7, 2024. Although one page carrying a similar title gives a different solution, its entries conflict with the April 7 answer reported by the two answer guides and with the archived grid; it is not used here.
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