NYT Connections Hints and Answers for January 23, 2024 (#226)

Need help with Tuesday, January 23, 2024’s NYT Connections puzzle? These spoiler-light hints point toward the four categories before the full answers for puzzle #226.

Hints for Connections #226

Try the general clues first; category labels and the complete word groups follow below.

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• One group is about making or producing something.
• One describes things that are top-notch.
• One involves symbols positioned above number keys on a keyboard.
• One group completes the same phrase: “Pass the _____.”

Stronger hints

• Creation: Think of bringing something into existence.
• Excellence: Think of a cut above.
• Keyboard: Look above the number keys.
• Shared phrase: Each word can follow “pass the.”

Connections #226 category labels

• BRING INTO BEING
• EXCELLENT
• SYMBOLS ABOVE NUMBERS ON A KEYBOARD
• PASS THE _____

Full answers for January 23, 2024

Spoilers below.

• BRING INTO BEING: COIN, CREATE, DEVISE, INVENT
• EXCELLENT: FINE, PRIME, QUALITY, STERLING
• SYMBOLS ABOVE NUMBERS ON A KEYBOARD: AT, DOLLAR, PERCENT, POUND. These stand for @, $, %, and #, respectively.
• PASS THE _____: BAR, BUCK, TIME, TORCH

How difficult was this puzzle?

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