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Connections #256 Answers – February 22, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #256 on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ARMBARKBRANCHCHAPTERCLUECRADLEFONTFROWNGROWLHOWLMELLOWPREENROOTSOURCEWHINEWING

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
BARK belongs to this group.
Green
ARM belongs to this group.
Blue
CRADLE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CLUE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
DOG SOUNDS
Green category
DEPARTMENT
Blue category
ORIGIN
Purple (hardest) category
COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGED

Connections #256 answers

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DOG SOUNDSBARK, GROWL, HOWL, WHINE
DEPARTMENTARM, BRANCH, CHAPTER, WING
ORIGINCRADLE, FONT, ROOT, SOURCE
COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGEDCLUE, FROWN, MELLOW, PREEN
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What are the Connections answers for February 22, 2024?

DOG SOUNDS: BARK, GROWL, HOWL, WHINE. DEPARTMENT: ARM, BRANCH, CHAPTER, WING. ORIGIN: CRADLE, FONT, ROOT, SOURCE. COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGED: CLUE, FROWN, MELLOW, PREEN.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.