NYT Connections January 6 2024 Answers
Puzzle #209
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DISCO WAVE CRYSTAL BONE SWING LOCK ROCK AFRO FUNK FIGHT GUTTER TANG MUSK SWAY FOUL ODOR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STRONG SMELL
Green — MOVE BACK AND FORTH
Blue — THINGS TO PICK
Purple — ___ BALL
STRONG SMELLFUNK, MUSK, ODOR, TANG
MOVE BACK AND FORTHROCK, SWAY, SWING, WAVE
THINGS TO PICKAFRO, BONE, FIGHT, LOCK
___ BALLCRYSTAL, DISCO, FOUL, GUTTER
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.