Connections Answers for Oct 16

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HUNGARY
HUNGRY
HIPPO
CHICKEN
CHIP
CHAD
COOLIDGE
CYRUS
SPAN
MARK
LAOS
NICK
PARAGUAY
SMARTIES
BULGARI
SCRATCH

All Group Answers

SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS

  • CHIP
  • MARK
  • NICK
  • SCRATCH

LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES

  • CHAD
  • HUNGARY
  • LAOS
  • PARAGUAY

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER

  • BULGARI
  • CYRUS
  • HUNGRY
  • SPAN

STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"

  • CHICKEN
  • COOLIDGE
  • HIPPO
  • SMARTIES

The Connections game has 4 groups you need to connect. For the October 16th puzzle, the groups are Surface Imperfections, Landlocked Countries, European Countries Minus A Letter, and Starting With Words For "stylish".

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