NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, October 23, 2023 (#134)

Puzzle #134. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, October 23, 2023 (puzzle #134) is: YELLOW — CELL PHONE MODES: FOCUS, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE. GREEN — IMPEL: DRIVE, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, SPUR. BLUE — ROMANTIC BEGINNINGS: CONNECTION, FEELINGS, SPARK, VIBE. PURPLE — HARD ___: CANDY, COPY, KNOCKS, SELTZER.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, October 23, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

CANDY
SPUR
RING
FEELINGS
FOCUS
MOTIVATE
SPARK
COPY
DRIVE
VIBE
VIBRATE
SELTZER
CONNECTION
SILENT
KNOCKS
INSPIRE

How hard is Connections #134?

Medium42/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Hard" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Monday, October 23, 2023

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Monday, October 23, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, October 23, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, October 23, 2023 (puzzle #134) is: YELLOW — CELL PHONE MODES: FOCUS, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE. GREEN — IMPEL: DRIVE, INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, SPUR. BLUE — ROMANTIC BEGINNINGS: CONNECTION, FEELINGS, SPARK, VIBE. PURPLE — HARD ___: CANDY, COPY, KNOCKS, SELTZER.

What is the purple group in Connections #134?

The purple (hardest) group is "HARD ___": CANDY, COPY, KNOCKS, SELTZER.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CELL PHONE MODES" — FOCUS, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, October 23, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #134. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.