Connections #188 Answers
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #188 for Saturday, December 16, 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): farm tools
- Green: scheme
- Blue: make happy
- Purple (hardest): onomatopoeia
Answers
FARM TOOLS
HOE, PLOW, RAKE, SICKLE
SCHEME
PLOT, PLOY, RUSE, TRICK
MAKE HAPPY
AMUSE, DELIGHT, PLEASE, TICKLE
ONOMATOPOEIA
BANG, PLOP, SPLASH, THUD
Previous Connections answers
- #187 — curmudgeon, get low, national symbols, swindler
- #186 — pester, sports venues, separate, silver ___
- #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
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