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Need a nudge before seeing the answers? Connections #241, for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, groups the 16 words into sea creatures, basic two-dimensional shapes, boxing maneuvers, and phrases that follow “fancy.” Hints come first below; the full groups follow the spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #241
Use these in order, stopping when you have enough to continue your solve.
- Hint 1: One group belongs in the ocean.
- Hint 2: Another consists of familiar flat shapes.
- Hint 3: Look for four terms associated with boxing.
- Hint 4: The last group completes the same word: “fancy ___.”
Spoilers: February 7 Connections answers
The answer guides from Connections Hint and Try Hard Guides identify this puzzle as #241 and give the following groups:
| Color and category | Words | How they connect |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow — Sea creatures | CRAB, RAY, SPONGE, SQUID | Each names a sea creature. |
| Green — Basic two-dimensional shapes | CIRCLE, DIAMOND, SQUARE, TRIANGLE | Each is a familiar flat shape. |
| Blue — Boxing maneuvers | BOB, CROSS, HOOK, WEAVE | Each is a boxing maneuver. |
| Purple — FANCY ___ | FEAST, FREE, PANTS, THAT | Each completes a phrase: fancy feast, fancy free, fancy pants, and fancy that. |
The complete word bank
WEAVE, FEAST, SQUID, PANTS, SPONGE, HOOK, FREE, THAT, CIRCLE, BOB, RAY, DIAMOND, CRAB, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CROSS.
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How Connections works
The New York Times describes Connections as a game where players sort 16 words into four groups of four based on shared themes. Groups are color-coded: Yellow is the easiest and Purple the trickiest, according to the NYT Help Center. The game warns that words may appear to fit more than one category, but each puzzle has one solution.
The NYT Help Center says that “Words and categories are curated by editors using the Oxford Dictionary.”
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The NYT Help Center says Connections is free to play on NYT platforms and releases daily at midnight in the player’s timezone. It lists the Games app, NYTimes.com, NYTimes.com/The Athletic, and the News app as places to play. The archive reaches back to June 12, 2023 and is available to All Access and Games subscribers; access terms can change.
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