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Connections #204, published January 1, 2024, groups sixteen words into four sets: gardening terms, salad types, familiar game-show names, and words beginning with W that represent vowel sounds. Start with the spoiler-free nudges below; the complete answer key follows.
Hints for Connections #204
- One group contains words associated with gardening, including both actions and things.
- Look for four kinds of salad.
- Two long-running television game shows appear under their familiar shortened names; PYRAMID and MILLIONAIRE are in this group.
- The last group is about how words sound, not what they mean: each starts with W and represents a vowel sound.
Connections #204 answers
Spoilers: The four categories and their words are:
- Gardening nouns/verbs: PLANT, SEED, WATER, WEED.
- Kinds of salads: CAESAR, GREEK, GREEN, WEDGE.
- Classic game shows, familiarly: FEUD, MILLIONAIRE, PYRAMID, WHEEL.
- W + vowel sound: WAY, WEE, WHY, WHOA.
Why the groups can be tricky
Connections asks players to sort sixteen terms into four groups of four. Some links are straightforward categories, while others depend on wordplay or sound. That mix can make an apparent grouping a red herring: consider whether a set fits all four words before locking it in.
For this board, the gardening and salad groups are semantic categories. The game-show set uses familiar shortened titles, while the final set depends on the vowel sound represented by each W-starting word. The puzzle’s four answer groups are documented in Fortnite Insider’s January 1, 2024 answer guide. For general game context, see The New York Times Connections.
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