Connections #185 Answers
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #185 for Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): golf course parts
- Green: “i give!”
- Blue: indecent
- Purple (hardest): ”-ough” words that don’t rhyme
Answers
GOLF COURSE PARTS
BUNKER, FAIRWAY, GREEN, ROUGH
“I GIVE!”
ENOUGH, MERCY, STOP, UNCLE
INDECENT
BAWDY, BLUE, COARSE, RISQUÉ
”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYME
BOUGH, COUGH, DOUGH, TOUGH
Previous Connections answers
- #184 — murky condition, follow, pinball machine components, ___land
- #183 — luxurious fabrics, come down to rest, shoe parts, things that are delivered
- #182 — parts of a river, something easy to do, wrap around in a circle, jump into the air
- #181 — ice cream treats, hardware fasteners, kinds of cooking oil, sticky ___
- #180 — decline, absolute, express, superhero last names
- #179 — state abbreviations, cable channels, in the nato alphabet, ___-___
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