NYT Connections January 8 2024 Answers
Puzzle #211
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRIANGLE BASKETBALL CARROT STICK CART HORSESHOE POLE CLUB PITCHFORK HOLE CIRCLE GOLDFISH STAFF PUMPKIN ROD TEE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
Green — LONG, SKINNY OBJECTS
Blue — SEEN ON A GOLF COURSE
Purple — SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERS
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGEBASKETBALL, CARROT, GOLDFISH, PUMPKIN
LONG, SKINNY OBJECTSPOLE, ROD, STAFF, STICK
SEEN ON A GOLF COURSECART, CLUB, HOLE, TEE
SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERSCIRCLE, HORSESHOE, PITCHFORK, TRIANGLE
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.