NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, October 30, 2023 (#141)

Puzzle #141. 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 30, 2023 (puzzle #141) is: YELLOW — BIRD FEATURES: BEAK, FEATHER, TALON, WING. GREEN — BLINK OF AN EYE: FLASH, HEARTBEAT, SECOND, WINK. BLUE — MAHJONG TILES: BAMBOO, DRAGON, SEASON, WIND. PURPLE — ___ BUTTON: BELLY, HOT, PANIC, SNOOZE.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, October 30, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

TALON
HEARTBEAT
HOT
FLASH
BELLY
WING
DRAGON
SNOOZE
SECOND
SEASON
WINK
FEATHER
BAMBOO
BEAK
PANIC
WIND

How hard is Connections #141?

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

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

Connections hints for Monday, October 30, 2023

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

NYT Connections answers for Monday, October 30, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, October 30, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, October 30, 2023 (puzzle #141) is: YELLOW — BIRD FEATURES: BEAK, FEATHER, TALON, WING. GREEN — BLINK OF AN EYE: FLASH, HEARTBEAT, SECOND, WINK. BLUE — MAHJONG TILES: BAMBOO, DRAGON, SEASON, WIND. PURPLE — ___ BUTTON: BELLY, HOT, PANIC, SNOOZE.

What is the purple group in Connections #141?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ BUTTON": BELLY, HOT, PANIC, SNOOZE.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "BIRD FEATURES" — BEAK, FEATHER, TALON, WING. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, October 30, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #141. 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.