NYT Connections February 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #969
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FRICTION MAGICAL HEATED RIVALRY BOUT CONFLICT LIKE WAR NETSCAPE BINGO BULLSEYE DISCORD LOTTERY ROUND APPROX CRAPS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONTENTION
Green — GAMES OF CHANCE
Blue — MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLY
Purple — STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS
CONTENTIONCONFLICT, DISCORD, FRICTION, RIVALRY
GAMES OF CHANCEBINGO, CRAPS, LOTTERY, WAR
MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLYAPPROX, BOUT, LIKE, ROUND
STARTING WITH NBA TEAMSBULLSEYE, HEATED, MAGICAL, NETSCAPE
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.