Connections #236 Answers
Friday, February 2, 2024
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #236 for Friday, February 2, 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): time off
- Green: features of a belt
- Blue: homophones
- Purple (hardest): ___wood
Answers
TIME OFF
BREAK, HOLIDAY, LEAVE, RECESS
FEATURES OF A BELT
BUCKLE, HOLE, LOOP, STRAP
HOMOPHONES
HOLEY, HOLI, HOLY, WHOLLY
___WOOD
DOG, DRIFT, HOLLY, SANDAL
Previous Connections answers
- #235 — make shorter, muscular, enthusiast, wrinkly things
- #234 — merriment, booked for a wedding, rhymes, ___ pit
- #233 — hit hard, newspaper names, crescent-shaped things, power-ups in super mario world
- #232 — do some marketing for, romantic twosome, tennis scoring terms, words with “fruit”
- #231 — highest point, “can i get your ___?” (phone info request), modifiers meaning “small”, inside a scrabble box
- #230 — hurt, look after, sought after in "the wizard of oz", silent "w"
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