NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, December 23, 2023 (#195)

Puzzle #195. 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 Saturday, December 23, 2023 (puzzle #195) is: YELLOW — MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION: BOAT, CAR, PLANE, TRAIN. GREEN — WILLING TO PARTICIPATE: DOWN, GAME, IN, ON BOARD. BLUE — LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPE: DASH, DROP, PINCH, SPLASH. PURPLE — ___BERRY : BLUE, GOOSE, RASP, STRAW.

Today's 16 words

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

CAR
GAME
BLUE
DASH
STRAW
SPLASH
IN
BOAT
DROP
DOWN
GOOSE
ON BOARD
PINCH
TRAIN
RASP
PLANE

How hard is Connections #195?

Medium57/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

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

Connections hints for Saturday, December 23, 2023

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

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, December 23, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, December 23, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, December 23, 2023 (puzzle #195) is: YELLOW — MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION: BOAT, CAR, PLANE, TRAIN. GREEN — WILLING TO PARTICIPATE: DOWN, GAME, IN, ON BOARD. BLUE — LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPE: DASH, DROP, PINCH, SPLASH. PURPLE — ___BERRY : BLUE, GOOSE, RASP, STRAW.

What is the purple group in Connections #195?

The purple (hardest) group is "___BERRY ": BLUE, GOOSE, RASP, STRAW.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION" — BOAT, CAR, PLANE, TRAIN. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, December 23, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #195. 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.