NYT Connections Hints for February 11, 2024 (#255)
Game
PLUTO
DORY
PURR
AUTO
NEMO
DEMO
BUZZ
BARGE
BUREAU
AMERICA
SCOW
HOOK
DRONE
SLOOP
MORGAN
HUM
Categories
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MONOTONOUS SOUNDS
Back to CategoriesSingle-tone, continuous sounds
BUZZ
A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.
DRONE
A continuous low tone produced by a musical instrument or a machine.
HUM
A low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.
PURR
A low, continuous, rumbling sound made by a cat.
BOATS
Back to CategoriesTypes of boats
BARGE
A long, flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers.
DORY
A small, shallow-draft boat used for fishing.
SCOW
A wide-beamed sailing dinghy.
SLOOP
A one-masted sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig.
CAPTAINS
Back to CategoriesFamous captains, real or fictional
AMERICA
Referring to Captain America, a fictional superhero.
HOOK
Referring to Captain Hook, a fictional character in Peter Pan.
MORGAN
Referring to Captain Henry Morgan, a historical figure known as a pirate.
NEMO
Referring to Captain Nemo, a fictional character from the novel 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'.
PREFIXES WITH -CRACY
Back to CategoriesPrefixes used to form government or authority types
AUTO
Meaning 'self', used in terms like 'autocracy'.
BUREAU
Meaning 'office', used in terms like 'bureaucracy'.
DEMO
Meaning 'people', used in terms like 'democracy'.
PLUTO
Meaning 'wealth', used in terms like 'plutocracy'.