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Hints for Connections #658
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. These clues point toward the categories without giving away every group:
- One group contains words meaning “average” or a standard level.
- One group consists of four items depicted on the U.S. Great Seal.
- One group contains proper nouns from Broadway musical titles that are spoken phrases.
- For the last group, add the same word after each entry to make a familiar compound word.
Word bank
Mean, Eagle, Standard, Spokes, Gentle, Birdie, Yankees, Par, Crafts, Arrows, Bogey, Shield, Dolly, Norm, Olive Branch, Kate.
Spoilers: March 30 Connections answers
The four categories and their words are:
- AVERAGE: MEAN, NORM, PAR, STANDARD
- PICTURED ON THE U.S. GREAT SEAL: ARROWS, EAGLE, OLIVE BRANCH, SHIELD
- PROPER NOUNS IN BROADWAY MUSICAL TITLES THAT ARE SPOKEN PHRASES: BIRDIE, DOLLY, KATE, YANKEES
- ___MAN: BOGEY, CRAFTS, GENTLE, SPOKES
The answer key identifies this as puzzle #658. Try Hard Guides’ March 30 answer guide and Tom’s Guide’s hints and answers report the same four groups.
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