NYT Connections February 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #967
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
POPULAR PERIOD CROSS STAMP SPAN PSALM PASS RYAN LANYARD STRETCH REACHER MARPLE FAIR INTERVAL WRISTBAND BOSCH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DURATION
Green — CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRY
Blue — MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTS
Purple — TREES PLUS A LETTER
DURATIONINTERVAL, PERIOD, SPAN, STRETCH
CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRYLANYARD, PASS, STAMP, WRISTBAND
MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTSBOSCH, CROSS, REACHER, RYAN
TREES PLUS A LETTERFAIR, MARPLE, POPULAR, PSALM
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