Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #263 today, released on February 29th, 2024, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
The sixteen words for the Connection puzzle are:
- LEAP
- DAY
- SAFE
- TANG
- FLOW
- VAULT
- AGE
- JUMP
- SPRING
- TIME
- DRIB
- CHEST
- ERA
- COFFER
- HOP
- REED

Connections 263 Group Hints Today (February 29th, 2024)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: The straightforward group for today is “PROPEL INTO THE AIR“.
- Hint 2: AGE and TIME are in the same group.
- Hint 3: CHEST and VAULT are in the same group.
- Hint 4: One group of words for today comes after the word “ANIMALS BACKWARDS“.
What are the Connections 263 Answers Today? (2/29/24)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 263 released on 29th February 2024:
- PROPEL INTO THE AIR – HOP, JUMP, LEAP, SPRING

- PLACE TO STORE VALUABLES – CHEST, COFFER, SAFE, VAULT

- PERIOD – AGE, DAY, ERA, TIME

- ANIMALS BACKWARDS – DRIB, FLOW, REED, TANG

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