Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #146 today, released on November 4th, 2023, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
The sixteen words for the Connection puzzle are:
- TRAIN
- STRAW
- TICKET
- ROPE
- STUDY
- BIKE
- TUBE
- SPORTS
- KNIFE
- CIGARETTE
- PIPE
- DRILL
- WRENCH
- HOSE
- PRACTICE
- CANDLESTICK

Connections 146 Group Hints Today (November 4th, 2023)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: The straightforward group for today is “WAYS TO PREPARE”.
- Hint 2: CIGARETTE and SPORTS are in the same group.
- Hint 3: The image below shows what one group is related to:

- Hint 4: TUBE and HOSE are in the same group.
- Hint 5: Here is another image that will help for the puzzle today:

What are the Connections 146 Answers Today? (11/4/23)
If you’re still struggling with finding the answers for the November 4th NYT Connections puzzle, we’ve listed the answers to the 146 Connections puzzle released today:
- WAYS TO PREPARE – DRILL, PRACTICE, STUDY, TRAIN
- HOLLOW CYLINDERS – HOSE, PIPE, STRAW, TUBE
- WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE – CANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, WRENCH
- “E-” THINGS – CIGARETTE, BIKE, TICKET, SPORTS

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