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Note on the puzzle number: The supplied headline says #300, but the dated answer reports identify the April 7, 2024 puzzle as #301 and #301. The answers below are for the April 7 puzzle; #300 is the conflicting number in the headline.
Want a nudge before seeing the solutions? The four themes involve an untidy place, sturdiness, a snack brand, and a phrase ending in “horse.” Full answers follow the spoiler warning.
Hints for the April 7 Connections puzzle
- Yellow: Think of a bedroom that needs tidying.
- Green: These words describe something robust.
- Blue: Look for items associated with a familiar snack brand.
- Purple: Each word completes the same two-word phrase ending in “horse.”
Spoiler warning: answers below
The April 7 answer references list these four groups and their words.
| 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 full word bank is CRAZY, PEANUTS, PRIZE, FIRM, PIGPEN, SOUND, GIFT, CHARLEY, STABLE, STY, DARK, CARAMEL, DUMP, POPCORN, SOLID, and MESS. The dated guides give the groupings; Forbes also prints the complete word bank.
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Cracker Jack items
CARAMEL, PEANUTS, and POPCORN point to the snack; PRIZE completes the group because a prize is traditionally found in a box of Cracker Jack. It is the odd-looking member if you are expecting four foods.
“___ horse” phrases
CHARLEY, CRAZY, DARK, and GIFT form Charley horse, crazy horse, dark horse, and gift horse. This is a phrase-completion group, not a set of horse breeds or actual horses. Forbes writer Kris Holt noted that CHARLEY, rather than the more familiar spelling “Charlie,” caused some uncertainty while solving; that was the writer’s experience, not a measure of how difficult the puzzle was for everyone.
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A practical way to approach overlapping words
Connections asks players to sort sixteen words into four groups of four. The colors indicate the reported group categories and difficulty levels, and some words may seem to fit more than one possible grouping. Scan the whole bank before committing: jot down tentative pairs or trios, then check which remaining words make a coherent set of four. General game context and grouping mechanics are described in The New York Times Connections overview.
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