NYT Connections January 9 2024 Answers
Puzzle #212
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPONGE SALT SMOKE SHAFT DUST MONK BROOM HEAT MAGNUM FAT POLLEN RAG ACID MOP TRACY PEPPER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CLEANING SUPPLIES
Green — ELEMENTS OF COOKING, PER SAMIN NOSRAT
Blue — THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SNEEZE
Purple — TITULAR FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
CLEANING SUPPLIESBROOM, MOP, RAG, SPONGE
ELEMENTS OF COOKING, PER SAMIN NOSRATSALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SNEEZEDUST, PEPPER, POLLEN, SMOKE
TITULAR FICTIONAL DETECTIVESMAGNUM, MONK, SHAFT, TRACY
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.