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Connections Answers #261
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#261
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #261
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Yellow · '80S FASHION TRENDS
NEONMULLETHEADBANDSPANDEX
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Green · GYMNASTICS POSITIONS
SPLITTUCKPIKESTRADDLE
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Blue · KINDS OF CRACKERS
ANIMALGOLDFISHRITZOYSTER
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Purple · ___ LADDER
SALMONROPEWORDCORPORATE
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ LADDER
SALMON · ROPE · WORD · CORPORATE
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #261?
Connections #261 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.