Puzzle #307

NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, April 13, 2024

Puzzle #307 · Saturday, Apr 13, 2024

Stuck on Connections puzzle #307? Each group below starts with a gentle hint. Open a starter word, then the category, and only reveal the full answers when you are ready. Your progress is remembered on this device.

Nothing is revealed until you tap it.

Clues and hints for each group

Yellow group Straightforward

Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter S.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: CLOWN

Show the category

Seen at the Circus

Green group Moderate

Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter T.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: LION

Show the category

“The Wizard of Oz” Figures

Blue group Tricky

Hint: These four are names or titles you may know from culture, sport or the news, so ask what they share.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: HAIR

Show the category

Film Departments

Purple group Hardest

Hint: Each of the four fits into the same gap of one familiar phrase.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: JOKER

Show the category

“I’m a ___” (Lyrics in “The Joker”)

Full answers for puzzle #307

Reveal all four groups and their words

Seen at the Circus

CLOWN RING TENT TRAPEZE

“The Wizard of Oz” Figures

LION SCARECROW WITCH WIZARD

Film Departments

HAIR MAKEUP PROPS WARDROBE

“I’m a ___” (Lyrics in “The Joker”)

JOKER LOVER SINNER SMOKER

More Connections hints

Other Saturday puzzles

Questions people ask

How hard is NYT Connections puzzle #307?

Puzzle #307 from April 13, 2024 follows the usual pattern: yellow is the gentlest group and purple the trickiest.

How can I get a hint for the April 13, 2024 Connections puzzle without spoilers?

Every group on this page opens with a one-line hint. One word from the group and then the category name sit behind separate buttons, and the full answers stay hidden until you open them.

When does the new Connections puzzle come out?

A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight in your local time zone. We usually publish the next puzzle's hints the evening before, US time, so they are ready when your grid refreshes. See today's hints →

How many mistakes are you allowed in Connections?

You have four mistakes. The fourth wrong guess ends the game, so you can safely miss three times. If the game says you are "one away", three of your four words are correct.

Where can I find yesterday's Connections answers?

Open the Yesterday page for the previous puzzle, or search the archive by date, puzzle number, word or category. Yesterday's hints →