Connections Hints
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 21, 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.
ANNIE
BADGERS
BUGS
CABARET
CATS
COMPANY
COMPUTER
FISH
HARD KNOCKS
HOUNDS
NAGS
PIANO
ROCK
SUPER
TESTS
THOUGHT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PESTERSStraightforward
TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICALModerate
THEY HAVE KEYSTricky
SCHOOL OF ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PESTERSStraightforward
THESE WORDS MEAN TO ANNOY OR HARASS SOMEONE PERSISTENTLY+ 3 more…
TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICALModerate
BROADWAY SHOWS THAT TOOK HOME THE TOP PRIZE+ 3 more…
THEY HAVE KEYSTricky
THINGS THAT LITERALLY HAVE KEYS ON THEM+ 3 more…
SCHOOL OF ___Devious
FILL IN THE BLANK: SCHOOL OF ___+ 3 more…
Full solution
PESTERSStraightforward
BADGERS,BUGS,HOUNDS,NAGS
BADGERS, BUGS, HOUNDS, and NAGS all mean to pester or repeatedly annoy someone
TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICALModerate
ANNIE,CABARET,CATS,COMPANY
ANNIE, CABARET, CATS, and COMPANY all won the Tony Award for Best Musical
THEY HAVE KEYSTricky
COMPUTER,PIANO,SUPER,TESTS
COMPUTER, PIANO, SUPER, and TESTS all have keys — computer keyboard, piano keys, superintendent's keys, and answer keys
SCHOOL OF ___Devious
FISH,HARD KNOCKS,ROCK,THOUGHT
FISH, HARD KNOCKS, ROCK, and THOUGHT all follow 'School of' to form common phrases