NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, December 29, 2023 (#201)

Puzzle #201. 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 Friday, December 29, 2023 (puzzle #201) is: YELLOW — SHIRTS: CROP, POLO, TANK, TEE. GREEN — COOL, IN ’80S SLANG: BAD, FLY, FRESH, RAD. BLUE — LETTER SPELLINGS: BEE, EX, GEE, JAY. PURPLE — ___ GEORGE: BOY, BY, CURIOUS, SAINT.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, December 29, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SAINT
BAD
BOY
POLO
BY
FLY
TEE
JAY
FRESH
CROP
GEE
CURIOUS
BEE
RAD
EX
TANK

How hard is Connections #201?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

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

Connections hints for Friday, December 29, 2023

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

NYT Connections answers for Friday, December 29, 2023

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, December 29, 2023?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, December 29, 2023 (puzzle #201) is: YELLOW — SHIRTS: CROP, POLO, TANK, TEE. GREEN — COOL, IN ’80S SLANG: BAD, FLY, FRESH, RAD. BLUE — LETTER SPELLINGS: BEE, EX, GEE, JAY. PURPLE — ___ GEORGE: BOY, BY, CURIOUS, SAINT.

What is the purple group in Connections #201?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ GEORGE": BOY, BY, CURIOUS, SAINT.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SHIRTS" — CROP, POLO, TANK, TEE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, December 29, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #201. 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.