Your Mexico Connection Is Real—So Why Doesn’t It Count?

You are not imagining the Mexico connection. CHIHUAHUA, DURANGO and TABASCO are all names associated with Mexican states or places. But Connections needs four tiles, and the official September 28 solution uses a different property of each word.

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Three-way split
WordWhy Mexico feels rightOfficial use
CHIHUAHUAMexican state / place nameCHI + HUA + HUA
DURANGOMexican state / place nameDodge Durango
TABASCOMexican state / place nameTabasco sauce as oyster condiment
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