Spoilers: These are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle #306, dated Friday, April 12, 2024. The independent Connections Answers archive credits the puzzle to Wyna Liu.
Connections #306 answers for April 12, 2024
The independent Connections Answers archive lists these four groups and their words:
- ORDERLY: CLEAN, NEAT, TIDY, TRIM
- AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXES: HYPER, SUPER, UBER, ULTRA
- BECOME LARGER: BALLOON, MUSHROOM, SNOWBALL, SWELL
- ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMES: DOMINO, JACK, MARBLE, STICK
Why the words fit together
ORDERLY
CLEAN, NEAT, TIDY, and TRIM can all describe something orderly or neat.
AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXES
HYPER, SUPER, UBER, and ULTRA are prefixes that intensify or enlarge the meaning of the word they modify. This is a word-pattern category, not simply a set of synonyms.
#1 Best Overall
BECOME LARGER
BALLOON, MUSHROOM, SNOWBALL, and SWELL can each mean to grow or become larger.
ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMES
DOMINO, JACK, MARBLE, and STICK are game pieces or objects associated with classic children’s games. This label and grouping are reported by the independent answer archive rather than a primary NYT answer page.
Rank #2
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes Connections as a puzzle where players sort 16 words into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded by difficulty, from yellow as the easiest to purple as the trickiest. As the Help Center puts it, “Each puzzle has exactly one solution and is meant to be tricky by having words that could fit into multiple categories.” See the official Connections help page for the rules and play options.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Can you replay puzzle #306?
The NYT archive extends back to June 12, 2023, but the current Help Center says replaying archived puzzles is limited to All Access and Games subscribers. April 12 here means April 12, 2024; puzzle #306 identifies this specific edition.
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