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NYT Connections January 4 2024 Answers

Puzzle #207

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

MATCH BOX CHARM STRIKE BOW DUCK SICK SWIPE FIRE CARD BLOCK TIGHT BREAK MESSAGE LIT WRAPPING

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — GIFT-GIVING ACCESSORIES
Green — DATING APP ACTIONS
Blue — COOL, IN SLANG
Purple — LUCKY ___
GIFT-GIVING ACCESSORIESBOW, BOX, CARD, WRAPPING
DATING APP ACTIONSBLOCK, MATCH, MESSAGE, SWIPE
COOL, IN SLANGFIRE, LIT, SICK, TIGHT
LUCKY ___BREAK, CHARM, DUCK, STRIKE
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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.