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NYT Connections puzzle #206, for January 3, 2024, groups words about moving through the air, listening devices, marking a form, and rappers with their first letters removed. Start with the spoiler-light clues below, then open the full answer groups when you are ready.
Spoiler-light hints for Connections #206
These clues follow the puzzle’s four categories in order. Parade published this hint set on January 3, 2024; its guide gives a nudge for each group before revealing the solutions. Read Parade’s full guide.
- Think about what a kite does in the air.
- Think about secret-agent work.
- What might you do to a box on a form?
- Think of certain music entertainers.
Connections #206 answers
Spoilers below. The four groups and their words are:
- Move through the air: FLOAT, FLY, GLIDE, SOAR.
- Hidden listening devices: BUG, MIKE, TAP, WIRE.
- Select, as a box on a form: CHECK, MARK, TICK, X.
- Rappers minus first letter: 40, COLE, PAIN, TIP. Add the missing first letter to each to get the rapper names: 2 Chainz, J. Cole, T-Pain, and Tip.
Try Hard Guides independently confirms the date, puzzle number, categories, and word groups in its January 3, 2024 answer guide.
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How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words and asks you to sort them into four groups of four sharing a theme. The groups are labeled yellow, green, blue, and purple, from the easiest category to the trickiest. Because some words can plausibly fit more than one theme, look for a relationship that accounts for all four words rather than locking in the first possible match. The NYT Help Center’s Connections page says the daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone and can be played on the NYT website and apps.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Can you replay Connections #206?
The NYT Help Center says the Connections archive goes back to June 12, 2023, and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. That archive access is separate from these secondary answer guides; the official help page explains the game and archive but does not provide the #206 answer key.
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