NYT Connections February 1 2025 Answers
Puzzle #601
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MATCH SHADE CHALLENGE CLUE CONTEST SUSPECT CHORD TONE DEAL HUE DETECTIVE QUESTION POSE ALIBI DISPUTE TINGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TINT
Green — COMPONENTS OF A MYSTERY
Blue — TAKE ISSUE WITH
Purple — STRIKE A ___
TINTHUE, SHADE, TINGE, TONE
COMPONENTS OF A MYSTERYALIBI, CLUE, DETECTIVE, SUSPECT
TAKE ISSUE WITHCONTEST, CHALLENGE, DISPUTE, QUESTION
STRIKE A ___CHORD, DEAL, MATCH, POSE
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.