These hints and answers are for the Friday, March 1, 2024 edition of Connections, puzzle #264. Start with the spoiler-light clues below; the four category names and all sixteen answers appear farther down.
Hints for Connections #264
Use the clues in order, and stop when you have enough to solve the board.
- One group is made up of garlic bread ingredients.
- FRONTIER and FANTASY belong together.
- GAMBLE and STAKE belong together.
- For the last group, each word can come before “BAT.”
Full answers for March 1, 2024
Spoilers: The board’s sixteen words were BUTTER, FRUIT, FANTASY, BASEBALL, TOMORROW, GARLIC, CRICKET, VAMPIRE, STAKE, FRONTIER, BET, BREAD, PARSLEY, RISK, ADVENTURE, and GAMBLE.
| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| GARLIC BREAD INGREDIENTS | BREAD, BUTTER, GARLIC, PARSLEY | Ingredients associated with garlic bread. |
| WAGER | BET, GAMBLE, RISK, STAKE | Terms associated with betting or wagering. |
| DISNEYLAND LANDS | ADVENTURE, FANTASY, FRONTIER, TOMORROW | Each completes the name of a Disneyland land. |
| ___ BAT | BASEBALL, CRICKET, FRUIT, VAMPIRE | Each word can precede “bat.” |
How Connections works
The New York Times describes Connections as a word game in which players sort sixteen words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The groups are color-coded from Yellow, the easiest, through Green and Blue to Purple, the trickiest. The Times says each puzzle has one solution and may include words that appear to fit more than one category. Its editors curate words and categories using the Oxford Dictionary. Read the New York Times Help Center’s Connections guide.
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