NYT Connections January 15 2024 Answers
Puzzle #218
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SOUP SLATE CREAM PAD SYRUP SHIELD POD TICKET BALLOT TABLET COAT CUSHION CAPSULE GREEN BUFFER ROSTER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LIST OF CANDIDATES
Green — PROTECTIVE BARRIER
Blue — MEDICINE FORMATS
Purple — PEA ___
LIST OF CANDIDATESBALLOT, ROSTER, SLATE, TICKET
PROTECTIVE BARRIERBUFFER, CUSHION, PAD, SHIELD
MEDICINE FORMATSCAPSULE, CREAM, SYRUP, TABLET
PEA ___COAT, GREEN, POD, SOUP
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.