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NYT Connections game 1197 answers
Solve today's puzzle with hints and answers for the New York Times word game.
In brief
Solve today's puzzle with hints and answers for the New York Times word game. NYT Connections game number eleven ninety-seven features four groups: round flat things, Kentucky associations, vampire movies, and boards you ride on with a word before them. Originally reported by TechRadar.
Today's sixteen words

NYT Connections game number eleven ninety-seven presents sixteen words to sort into four groups of four. The words are Twilight, Snow, Tortilla, Skate, Derby, Fried Chicken, Coaster, Hover, Blade, Blu-ray, Bluegrass, Sand Dollar, Near Dark, Bourbon, Surf, and Sinners.
Yellow group: round flat things

The easiest group contains four circular items. The answer is Blu-ray, Coaster, Sand Dollar, and Tortilla. These are all round and flat in shape.
Green group: Kentucky connections
The second group links to Kentucky. The answer is Bluegrass, Bourbon, Derby, and Fried Chicken. All four are associated with the southern state.
Blue group: vampire movies
The third group consists of bloodsucking films. The answer is Blade, Near Dark, Sinners, and Twilight. All four are vampire movies.
Purple group: boards you ride

The hardest group requires adding a word that rhymes with chord. The answer is Hover, Skate, Snow, and Surf. Each becomes a board you ride on when you add the word board.
“_____BOARDS YOU RIDE ON”
Puzzle difficulty rating
The puzzle was rated as easy. The solver achieved a perfect score by identifying all four groups correctly without making any mistakes.
The short version
NYT Connections game number eleven ninety-seven features four groups: round flat things, Kentucky associations, vampire movies, and boards you ride on with a word before them.

