Connections #278 Answers – March 15, 2024
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #278 on Friday, March 15, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
APOLOGIESBLASTDATEDEADDEFENSEDIRTYDOHEXCUSEKNOCKOOPSOUTPARDONREASONSLAMSORRYTRASH
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BLAST belongs to this group.
Green
APOLOGIES belongs to this group.
Blue
DEFENSE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DATE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CRITICIZE
Green category
“MY MISTAKE!”
Blue category
ALIBI
Purple (hardest) category
PLAY ___
Connections #278 answers
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CRITICIZEBLAST, KNOCK, SLAM, TRASH
“MY MISTAKE!”APOLOGIES, OOPS, PARDON, SORRY
ALIBIDEFENSE, EXCUSE, OUT, REASON
PLAY ___DATE, DEAD, DIRTY, DOH
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What are the Connections answers for March 15, 2024?
CRITICIZE: BLAST, KNOCK, SLAM, TRASH. “MY MISTAKE!”: APOLOGIES, OOPS, PARDON, SORRY. ALIBI: DEFENSE, EXCUSE, OUT, REASON. PLAY ___: DATE, DEAD, DIRTY, DOH.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.