NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (#185)

Puzzle #185. 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 Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (puzzle #185) is: YELLOW — GOLF COURSE PARTS: BUNKER, FAIRWAY, GREEN, ROUGH. GREEN — “I GIVE!”: ENOUGH, MERCY, STOP, UNCLE. BLUE — INDECENT: BAWDY, BLUE, COARSE, RISQUÉ. PURPLE — ”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYME: BOUGH, COUGH, DOUGH, TOUGH.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

TOUGH
STOP
ROUGH
BLUE
GREEN
DOUGH
COARSE
ENOUGH
COUGH
UNCLE
BOUGH
BAWDY
BUNKER
RISQUÉ
MERCY
FAIRWAY

How hard is Connections #185?

Medium54/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • 2 words could credibly sit in more than one group.

Where to start: Scan for the shared string "OUGH" — four words carry it, and that's the cheapest group to solve first.

Connections hints for Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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

Words designed to trip you up

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, December 13, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (puzzle #185) is: YELLOW — GOLF COURSE PARTS: BUNKER, FAIRWAY, GREEN, ROUGH. GREEN — “I GIVE!”: ENOUGH, MERCY, STOP, UNCLE. BLUE — INDECENT: BAWDY, BLUE, COARSE, RISQUÉ. PURPLE — ”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYME: BOUGH, COUGH, DOUGH, TOUGH.

What is the purple group in Connections #185?

The purple (hardest) group is "”-OUGH” WORDS THAT DON’T RHYME": BOUGH, COUGH, DOUGH, TOUGH.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "GOLF COURSE PARTS" — BUNKER, FAIRWAY, GREEN, ROUGH. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #185. 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.