New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #266 March…

Connections is ready to challenge all word puzzle fans with a new selection of sixteen words. You need to sort these words into four mystery categories while making fewer than four mistakes. In order to win, you'll need more than a passing familiarity with the words, the categories, and know all the rules of how to play Connections; you'll also need a little bit of luck. Or baring luck, a couple of helpful hints like what can be found in the article below.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #266 for March 3, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: WAVE, BANCE, SEA, CAVE, TON, BUCKLE, FLOP, SNAP, BUTTON, WHISTLE, MASS, SHOUT, GIVE, LAUGH, COLLAPSE, and SLEW.

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Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #266 for March 3, 2024

If you are stuck on today's New York Times Games Connections, check the expandable sections below. Each holds some clues or spoilers that will help you on your way to a win.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 266

Here are some hints:

1. None of these are about oceans or the movement of large bodies of water.

2. Button and Flop are in the same category.

3. Cave and Give are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this challenging puzzle game: A whole bunch.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Large Amount.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Large Amount.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: MASS, SEA, SLEW, TON.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: "The ceiling just collapsed!"

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fall in Under Pressure.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fall in Under Pressure.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: BUCKLE, CAVE, COLLAPSE, GIVE.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this puzzle game that can make you smarter: "Hello!"

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Ways to get Attention.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Ways to get Attention.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: SHOUT, SNAP, WAVE, WHISTLE.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this minimalist puzzle game: All these words can be preceded by the same noun to make common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Belly _____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Belly _____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: BUTTON, DANCE, FLOP, LAUGH.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #266

If you are in search of the full spoiler for today's Connections, check the section below. Inside you'll find all four categories and which words go in them.

Yellow - Large Amount: MASS, SEA, SLEW, TON
Green - Fall in Under Pressure: BUCKLE, CAVE, COLLAPSE, GIVE
Blue - Ways to get Attention: SHOUT, SNAP, WAVE, WHISTLE
Purple - Belly _____: BUTTON, DANCE, FLOP, LAUGH