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NYT Connections #268 is the puzzle for March 5, 2024. If you want a nudge before seeing the solution, the four groups involve pop stars, a way of doing something, unlikely chances, and familiar phrases beginning with “living.”
Spoiler-light hints for Connections #268
Try sorting the sixteen words before opening the answers below. These nudges identify the connection types without giving away every word:
- Four words are surnames associated with major pop stars.
- Four words can describe a method or a way to convey something.
- Four words describe chances that are unlikely.
- Four words complete the same familiar phrase beginning with “living.”
Connections #268 answers for March 5, 2024
The complete board was ROOM, GRANDE, SWIFT, PROOF, MARS, OUTSIDE, MEDIUM, STYLES, LARGE, VEHICLE, CHANNEL, REMOTE, MEANS, SLIM, SMALL, and LEGEND. The answers group them as follows:
| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| POP MEGASTARS | GRANDE, MARS, STYLES, SWIFT | Surnames of Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, and Taylor Swift. |
| METHOD | CHANNEL, MEANS, MEDIUM, VEHICLE | Each can refer to a way or means of doing or conveying something. |
| UNLIKELY, AS CHANCES | OUTSIDE, REMOTE, SLIM, SMALL | Each describes a low or unlikely chance. |
| LIVING ___ | LARGE, LEGEND, PROOF, ROOM | Each completes a familiar phrase: “living large,” “living legend,” “living proof,” and “living room.” |
Why the word groups fit
Pop stars hidden in surnames
GRANDE, MARS, STYLES, and SWIFT may each look like an ordinary word or name on its own. Together, they point to Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, and Taylor Swift.
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Different words for a method
CHANNEL, MEANS, MEDIUM, and VEHICLE overlap in the sense of a route, instrument, or way to accomplish or communicate something. That shared meaning makes METHOD the category.
Words for low chances
OUTSIDE, REMOTE, SLIM, and SMALL can all modify “chance” to suggest that an outcome is improbable: an outside chance, a remote chance, a slim chance, or a small chance.
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Phrase completion
LARGE, LEGEND, PROOF, and ROOM all follow “living” to form common expressions. This is the phrase-completion set on the board.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections is structured
Connections presents sixteen terms and asks players to sort them into four sets of four, with each set linked by a shared idea. For this archived puzzle, the solution mixes a proper-name association, near-synonyms, descriptions of low probability, and phrase completion.
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