Issue #243 Fri 9 Feb
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 9, 2024
A tidy collection of four distinct paths to follow. You will find that careful sorting is required to untangle the overlaps.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
Fumbling with the remote while the disc spins or the digital track loses its place.
Consumer electronics interface
Commonly grouped functional verbs
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters R, S.
MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS
One is REWIND.
REWIND · SHUFFLE · SKIP · STOP
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
The technician at the console watching the levels spike as the signal goes live.
Media industry terminology
Polysemous industry verbs
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters A, R, S.
BROADCAST
One is AIR.
AIR · RUN · SCREEN · SHOW
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
Standing before a faucet, a window, or a blank sheet of paper with a pencil in hand.
Common verb-object phrases
Shared verb collocations
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters B, C, P.
THINGS YOU CAN DRAW
One is BATH.
BATH · CARD · CURTAIN · PICTURE
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
Rearranging the letters of a grocery list until the hidden quantities appear.
Linguistic manipulation
Wordplay via character rearrangement
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters E, N, T.
NUMBER ANAGRAMS
One is EON.
EON · ETHER · NET · TOW
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Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONSREWIND · SHUFFLE · SKIP · STOP
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Reveal the green group
BROADCASTAIR · RUN · SCREEN · SHOW
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Reveal the blue group
THINGS YOU CAN DRAWBATH · CARD · CURTAIN · PICTURE
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Reveal the violet group
NUMBER ANAGRAMSEON · ETHER · NET · TOW
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on February 9, 2024. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for February 9, 2024, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on February 9, 2024?
NYT Connections on February 9, 2024 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on February 9, 2024?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #243?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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