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Connections #209 Answers – January 6, 2024

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #209 on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

AFROBONECRYSTALDISCOFIGHTFOULFUNKGUTTERLOCKMUSKODORROCKSWAYSWINGTANGWAVE

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
FUNK belongs to this group.
Green
ROCK belongs to this group.
Blue
AFRO belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CRYSTAL belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
STRONG SMELL
Green category
MOVE BACK AND FORTH
Blue category
THINGS TO PICK
Purple (hardest) category
___ BALL

Connections #209 answers

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STRONG SMELLFUNK, MUSK, ODOR, TANG
MOVE BACK AND FORTHROCK, SWAY, SWING, WAVE
THINGS TO PICKAFRO, BONE, FIGHT, LOCK
___ BALLCRYSTAL, DISCO, FOUL, GUTTER
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What are the Connections answers for January 6, 2024?

STRONG SMELL: FUNK, MUSK, ODOR, TANG. MOVE BACK AND FORTH: ROCK, SWAY, SWING, WAVE. THINGS TO PICK: AFRO, BONE, FIGHT, LOCK. ___ BALL: CRYSTAL, DISCO, FOUL, GUTTER.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.