Connections Hints
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 15, 2024
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAKE
BEACH
BLUR
BROIL
DESERT
HOURGLASS
LIGHT
MONITOR
OASIS
PLAYGROUND
PULP
SUEDE
SURVEY
TIMER
TRACK
WATCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOLLOW ATTENTIVELYStraightforward
WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND SANDModerate
OVEN BUTTONSTricky
BRITPOP BANDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOLLOW ATTENTIVELYStraightforward
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON SOMETHING OR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND SANDModerate
PLACES WHERE GRAINS OF SAND ARE COMMONLY FOUND+ 3 more…
OVEN BUTTONSTricky
BUTTONS OR SETTINGS YOU'D PRESS ON A KITCHEN OVEN+ 3 more…
BRITPOP BANDSDevious
BRITISH ROCK BANDS FROM THE 1990S BRITPOP ERA+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOLLOW ATTENTIVELYStraightforward
MONITOR,SURVEY,TRACK,WATCH
MONITOR, SURVEY, TRACK, and WATCH all mean to observe or follow something closely and attentively
WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND SANDModerate
BEACH,DESERT,HOURGLASS,PLAYGROUND
BEACH, DESERT, HOURGLASS, and PLAYGROUND are all places or things where sand is commonly found
OVEN BUTTONSTricky
BAKE,BROIL,LIGHT,TIMER
BAKE, BROIL, LIGHT, and TIMER are all buttons or settings found on a typical kitchen oven
BRITPOP BANDSDevious
BLUR,OASIS,PULP,SUEDE
BLUR, OASIS, PULP, and SUEDE are all iconic British bands from the 1990s Britpop movement