NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, February 24, 2024 (#258)

Puzzle #258. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, February 24, 2024 (puzzle #258) is: YELLOW — MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS: FACTORY, MILL, PLANT, SHOP. GREEN — WIN + LETTER: WIND, WINE, WING, WINK. BLUE — PARTS OF FRUIT YOU MIGHT NOT EAT: CORE, RIND, SEED, STEM. PURPLE — WEIGHTS IN BOXING: FEATHER, HEAVY, LIGHT, MIDDLE.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, February 24, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

CORE
FEATHER
WIND
MILL
MIDDLE
WING
SEED
LIGHT
WINE
STEM
PLANT
SHOP
RIND
FACTORY
HEAVY
WINK

How hard is Connections #258?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Scan for the shared string "WIN" — four words carry it, and that's the cheapest group to solve first.

Connections hints for Saturday, February 24, 2024

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, February 24, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, February 24, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, February 24, 2024 (puzzle #258) is: YELLOW — MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS: FACTORY, MILL, PLANT, SHOP. GREEN — WIN + LETTER: WIND, WINE, WING, WINK. BLUE — PARTS OF FRUIT YOU MIGHT NOT EAT: CORE, RIND, SEED, STEM. PURPLE — WEIGHTS IN BOXING: FEATHER, HEAVY, LIGHT, MIDDLE.

What is the purple group in Connections #258?

The purple (hardest) group is "WEIGHTS IN BOXING": FEATHER, HEAVY, LIGHT, MIDDLE.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS" — FACTORY, MILL, PLANT, SHOP. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, February 24, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #258. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.