Connections #285 Answers – March 22, 2024
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #285 on Friday, March 22, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BREAKINGCRICKETCRUSHFROGHAREHOCKEYKANGAROOMASHMOODPRESSRECORDSKELETONSQUASHTABLETRAMPOLINEVOLLEYBALL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CRICKET belongs to this group.
Green
CRUSH belongs to this group.
Blue
BREAKING belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
MOOD belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
JUMPING ANIMALS
Green category
APPLY PRESSURE TO
Blue category
OLYMPIC SPORTS
Purple (hardest) category
THINGS YOU CAN SET
Connections #285 answers
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JUMPING ANIMALSCRICKET, FROG, HARE, KANGAROO
APPLY PRESSURE TOCRUSH, MASH, PRESS, SQUASH
OLYMPIC SPORTSBREAKING, HOCKEY, SKELETON, TRAMPOLINE
THINGS YOU CAN SETMOOD, RECORD, TABLE, VOLLEYBALL
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What are the Connections answers for March 22, 2024?
JUMPING ANIMALS: CRICKET, FROG, HARE, KANGAROO. APPLY PRESSURE TO: CRUSH, MASH, PRESS, SQUASH. OLYMPIC SPORTS: BREAKING, HOCKEY, SKELETON, TRAMPOLINE. THINGS YOU CAN SET: MOOD, RECORD, TABLE, VOLLEYBALL.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.