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NYT Connections January 31 2024 Answers

Puzzle #234

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

CHOIR FLORIST GLEE TAR ORCHESTRA FIRE BAND SNAKE CATERER BARBECUE FESTIVITY FRYER CHEER LIAR OFFICIANT MIRTH

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — MERRIMENT
Green — BOOKED FOR A WEDDING
Blue — RHYMES
Purple — ___ PIT
MERRIMENTCHEER, GLEE, FESTIVITY, MIRTH
BOOKED FOR A WEDDINGBAND, CATERER, FLORIST, OFFICIANT
RHYMESCHOIR, FIRE, LIAR, FRYER
___ PITBARBECUE, ORCHESTRA, SNAKE, TAR
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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.