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NYT Connections Hints for February 20, 2024 (#247)

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LEAK
WIND
DRAG
DROP
STRING
DRIP
BEAT
TEAR
BORE
RHYTHM
BEAD
BRASS
CHARRED
GLOB
PEE
DUD

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Terms for Boring or Unexciting People or Things

BORE
A dull, uninteresting person.
DRAG
Something tedious and unexciting.
DRIP
An unexciting, boring person.
DUD
Something that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.

MUSICAL SECTIONS

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Categories of Musical Instruments

BRASS
Wind instruments made of brass, like trumpets and trombones.
RHYTHM
The beat or timing of music, often associated with drums and percussion.
STRING
Instruments with strings, like guitars, violins, and cellos.
WIND
Instruments played by blowing air, like flutes and clarinets.

BIT OF LIQUID

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Small Amounts of Liquid

BEAD
A small droplet of liquid.
DROP
A tiny bit of liquid.
GLOB
A small, round, often sticky mass of liquid.
TEAR
A drop of liquid from the eye.

VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES

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Words Sounding Like Vegetable Names

BEAT
Sounds like 'beet', a type of vegetable.
CHARRED
Sounds like 'chard', a leafy green vegetable.
LEAK
Sounds like 'leek', a type of vegetable.
PEE
Sounds like 'pea', a small green vegetable.