Connections is a short, daily word game with an interesting twist. You are given sixteen words, and you have to put each of them into one of four categories without knowing what the categories are. While the rules of Connections might sound simple, actually winning one of these puzzles is pretty challenging sometimes. It can be very difficult if you aren’t familiar with all the words, if you are unfamiliar with the categories, or you are just unlucky. If you want a few hints, spoilers, or even the whole answer, this article can help.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #280 for March 17, 2024
The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: MARCH, MADNESS, FREEZE, FEET, SIX, FAKE, FOLLY, PUSH, NONSENSE, CHEESE, GARBAGE, PROGRESS, SKUNK, CUT, ADVANCE, and ABSURDITY.
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Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #280 for March 17, 2024
If you are stuck in this relaxing video game and are in need of a few hints to get you going in the right direction, check below. In each expandable section you can find all sorts of clues to help out.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 280
1. None of these categories are about what letter a word starts with.
2. Folly and Madness are in the same category.
3. Deep and Fake are in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Irrationality.
Yellow Connections Category Answer for March 17, 2024
The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Foolishness.
Yellow Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 17, 2024
The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Foolishness.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Absurdity, Folly, Madness, Nonsense
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this
difficult puzzle game
:
Development, Headway.
Green Connections Category Answer for March 17, 2024
The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Move Forward.
Green Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 17, 2024
The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Move Forward.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Advance, March, Progress, Push.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this
PC puzzle game
:
“What is that smell?”
Blue Connections Category Answer for March 17, 2024
The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Things that Might Stink.
Blue Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 17, 2024
The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Things that Might Stink.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cheese, Feet, Garbage, Skunk.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
All these words can have the same adjective before them to make common phrases.
Purple Connections Category Answer for March 17, 2024
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Words after “Deep.”
Purple Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 17, 2024
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Words after “Deep.”
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Cut, Fake, Freeze, Six.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #280
Searching for the full spoiler for today’s New York Times GamesConnections? Inside the expandable box below, you can find all four categories and the words that belong in each one.
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Yellow – Foolishness
: Absurdity, Folly, Madness, Nonsense -
Green – Move Forward
: Advance, March, Progress, Push -
Blue – Things that Might Stink
: Cheese, Feet, Garbage, Skunk -
Purple – Words after “Deep”
: Cut, Fake, Freeze, Six
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Connections
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser , Mobile
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
