Connections #281 Answers – March 18, 2024
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #281 on Monday, March 18, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CYCLECYCLONECYCLOPSCYGNUSGALAXYGEMINIMONOLOGUEORIONPEGASUSPHASEROUNDSNAILSOLITAIRESTAGESUNFLOWERUNICYCLE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CYCLE belongs to this group.
Green
CYGNUS belongs to this group.
Blue
CYCLONE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CYCLOPS belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
SEGMENT OF A PROCESS
Green category
CONSTELLATIONS
Blue category
SPIRALS IN NATURE
Purple (hardest) category
ASSOCIATED WITH “ONE”
Connections #281 answers
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SEGMENT OF A PROCESSCYCLE, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE
CONSTELLATIONSCYGNUS, GEMINI, ORION, PEGASUS
SPIRALS IN NATURECYCLONE, GALAXY, SNAIL, SUNFLOWER
ASSOCIATED WITH “ONE”CYCLOPS, MONOLOGUE, SOLITAIRE, UNICYCLE
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What are the Connections answers for March 18, 2024?
SEGMENT OF A PROCESS: CYCLE, PHASE, ROUND, STAGE. CONSTELLATIONS: CYGNUS, GEMINI, ORION, PEGASUS. SPIRALS IN NATURE: CYCLONE, GALAXY, SNAIL, SUNFLOWER. ASSOCIATED WITH “ONE”: CYCLOPS, MONOLOGUE, SOLITAIRE, UNICYCLE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.