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NYT Connections January 20 2024 Answers

Puzzle #223

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

TALK TAP TEAR DROP SHOWER FLY DIP CARROT SALSA SINK MODERN BLAZE SWING BOOM RACE FALL

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DECLINE
Green — MOVE WITH SPEED
Blue — KINDS OF DANCE
Purple — BABY ___
DECLINEDIP, DROP, FALL, SINK
MOVE WITH SPEEDBLAZE, FLY, RACE, TEAR
KINDS OF DANCEMODERN, SALSA, SWING, TAP
BABY ___BOOM, CARROT, SHOWER, TALK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.