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Need help with NYT Connections puzzle #238, published February 4, 2024? Start with the spoiler-light hints below and reveal the four categories and word groups only when you’re ready.
Hints for Connections #238
Tom’s Guide’s published hint sequence moves from a gentle nudge toward each category’s defining idea. Stop at the level that helps you keep solving.
- Yellow: Morning brew
- Green: Yawn
- Blue: Some say it’s the best medicine
- Purple: Shaken, not stirred
A broader clue
Think about favorite drinks, including one people commonly start the day with and one often enjoyed late at night.
Answers for February 4, 2024
Spoilers below. The four categories and their words are:
#1 Best Overall
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Drinks with caffeine | COCOA, COFFEE, MATE, TEA |
| Unexciting | BORING, DULL, MUNDANE, VANILLA |
| Comedian’s performance | ACT, BIT, ROUTINE, SET |
| Martini specifications | DIRTY, DRY, TWIST, UP |
Tom’s Guide reported a Connections Companion difficulty rating of 3.8 out of 5 for this puzzle; that is the Companion’s rating, not a population-wide measure. Fortnite Insider independently lists the same four groups.
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes the task this way: “Players are given 16 words and must find groups of four items that share something in common.” Each puzzle has four color-coded groups, from yellow (easiest) through purple (trickiest). The words can seem to fit more than one category, but the puzzle is designed to have one solution.
Rank #2
Where to play and when the puzzle appears
The New York Times says its daily Connections puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. Its Help Center lists the NYT Games app, the Connections page, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the News app as access points. The Help Center says the full archive, available back to June 12, 2023, is for All Access and Games subscribers; check its current access terms because subscription wording and availability can change.
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