NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, December 11, 2023 (#183)

Puzzle #183. 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, December 11, 2023 (puzzle #183) is: YELLOW — LUXURIOUS FABRICS: CHIFFON, SATIN, SILK, VELVET. GREEN — COME DOWN TO REST: PERCH, ROOST, SETTLE, LAND. BLUE — SHOE PARTS: EYELET, LACE, SOLE, TONGUE. PURPLE — THINGS THAT ARE DELIVERED: BABY, BLOW, PACKAGE, SPEECH.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, December 11, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SILK
BLOW
LACE
LAND
SOLE
BABY
VELVET
TONGUE
PERCH
PACKAGE
SETTLE
SPEECH
SATIN
EYELET
ROOST
CHIFFON

How hard is Connections #183?

Easy40/100
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Monday, December 11, 2023

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

NYT Connections answers for Monday, December 11, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, December 11, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, December 11, 2023 (puzzle #183) is: YELLOW — LUXURIOUS FABRICS: CHIFFON, SATIN, SILK, VELVET. GREEN — COME DOWN TO REST: PERCH, ROOST, SETTLE, LAND. BLUE — SHOE PARTS: EYELET, LACE, SOLE, TONGUE. PURPLE — THINGS THAT ARE DELIVERED: BABY, BLOW, PACKAGE, SPEECH.

What is the purple group in Connections #183?

The purple (hardest) group is "THINGS THAT ARE DELIVERED": BABY, BLOW, PACKAGE, SPEECH.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "LUXURIOUS FABRICS" — CHIFFON, SATIN, SILK, VELVET. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, December 11, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #183. 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.