Connections #186 Answers
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #186 for Thursday, December 14, 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): pester
- Green: sports venues
- Blue: separate
- Purple (hardest): silver ___
Answers
PESTER
BADGER, BUG, HOUND, NAG
SPORTS VENUES
ARENA, BOWL, DOME, FIELD
SEPARATE
DIVIDE, FORK, PART, SPLIT
SILVER ___
FOX, LINING, SCREEN, SPOON
Previous Connections answers
- #185 — golf course parts, “i give!”, indecent, ”-ough” words that don’t rhyme
- #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
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