Connections #297 Answers
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #297 for Wednesday, April 3, 2024. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): model for reference
- Green: poker actions
- Blue: skin types
- Purple (hardest): starts of u.s. states
Answers
MODEL FOR REFERENCE
BENCHMARK, GAUGE, STANDARD, YARDSTICK
POKER ACTIONS
BET, CALL, CHECK, FOLD
SKIN TYPES
COMBINATION, DRY, NORMAL, OILY
STARTS OF U.S. STATES
KENT, MARY, MASS, WASH
Previous Connections answers
- #296 — thrust, kinds of snakes, seen in “cinderella”, pasta shapes
- #295 — food slang for money, words that rhyme, horror movies, letter homophones
- #294 — take a tumble, kinds of water, things that are cinched in the middle, ___ bear
- #293 — breathes heavily, preserves, as meat, predicaments, things in “my favorite things”
- #292 — especially, disney characters, kinds of blue, body parts plus "y"
- #291 — exited, one flying an airplane, kinds of whales, things with slots
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