Connections #217 Answers
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #217 for Sunday, January 14, 2024. 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): things to pay
- Green: thieve
- Blue: male animals
- Purple (hardest): legwear, in the singular
Answers
THINGS TO PAY
BILL, CHECK, INVOICE, TAB
THIEVE
PINCH, ROB, STEAL, SWIPE
MALE ANIMALS
BUCK, BULL, JACK, TOM
LEGWEAR, IN THE SINGULAR
JEAN, PANT, SHORT, TIGHT
Previous Connections answers
- #216 — credentials for entry, preside over, american football positions, postpone
- #215 — topic of discussion, section of one’s life, parts of a car, informally, color homophones
- #214 — states of matter, all-timer, “ph” words that also work with “f”, ___ pitch
- #213 — bit of magic, found around a fireplace, things seen at a casino, ways to prepare cheese
- #212 — cleaning supplies, elements of cooking, per samin nosrat, things that make you sneeze, titular fictional detectives
- #211 — things that are orange, long, skinny objects, seen on a golf course, shapes of capital greek letters
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