New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #255…

If you love word puzzles and general trivia knowledge, Connections is the puzzle game for you. Every day, this short puzzle game presents a new selection of sixteen words; you need to sort them into four mystery categories with less than four misses. In order to win, you will need to know more than just the rules of Connections; you'll also have to be familiar with the category and be able to think outside the box. If you are stuck, though, this article is here to help with clues and spoilers.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #255 for February 21, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: SUPER, COMPUTER, BUGS, COMPANY, HOUNDS, CATS, FISH, BADGERS, HARD KNOCKS, PIANO, CABARET, ROCK, ANNIE, THOUGHT, TESTS, and NAGS.

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Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #255 for February 21, 2024

Want just a few hints that don't give everything away? In the sections below you can find general hints, categories, and spoilers for each category if you want them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 255

Here are some hints for the whole puzzle:

1. None of these categories are about animals.

2. Annie and Hard Knocks are not in the same category.

3. Tests and Super are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Bothers, Prods, Pokes.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Pesters.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Pesters.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Badgers, Bugs, Hounds, Nags.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Stage plays, by name.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Tony Winners for Best Musical.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Tony Winners for Best Musical.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Annie, Cabaret, Cats, Company.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this mobile puzzle game: All these have a word that relates them to each other.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is They Have Keys.

The answer to the blue/difficult in the New York Times Games Connections is They Have Keys.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Computer, Piano, Super, Tests.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this PC puzzle game: All of these can follow the same two-word phrase to make four common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is School of ___.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is School of ___.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fish, Hard Knocks, Rock, Thought.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #255

If you are in need of the complete spoiler with all four categories and each word in those categories, you can find them in the section below. Press the Read More button to have the whole puzzle spoiled for you.

Yellow - Pesters: Badgers, Bugs, Hounds, Nags
Green - Tony Winners for Best Musical: Annie, Cabaret, Cats, Company
Blue - They Have Keys: Computer, Piano, Super, Tests
Purple - School of ___: Fish, Hard Knocks, Rock, Thought