Here are the answers for the New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle #173 today, released on December 1st, 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:
- WAX
- PIECE
- CRESCENT
- STORE
- MONKEY
- OUTLET
- THREAD
- SOCKET
- SHARE
- SHAVE
- MARKET
- CUT
- MALL
- TAKE
- TWEEZE
- ALLEN

Connections 173 Group Hints Today (December 1st, 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 “PLACES TO STOP”.
- Hint 2: CUT and SHARE are in the same group.
- Hint 3: The image below shows what one group is related to:

- Hint 4: One group of words is “KINDS OF WRENCHES”.
What are the Connections 173 Answers Today? (12/1/23)
If you’re still struggling with finding the answers for the December 1st NYT Connections puzzle, we’ve listed the answers to the 173 Connections puzzle released today:
- PLACES TO SHOP – MALL, MARKET, OUTLET, STORE

- WAYS TO REMOVE HAIR – SHAVE, THREAD, TWEEZE, WAX

- PORTION OF PROFIT – CUT, PIECE, SHARE, TAKE

- KINDS OF WRENCHES – ALLEN, CRESCENT, MONKEY, SOCKET

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