NYT Connections January 1 2026 Answers
Puzzle #935
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SHUCK SCOTCH HEAD RAT CURSE SKIN NUT FLY HOUND FINGERS SPELL SHELL CHARM BUFF PEEL HEX
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BIT OF MAGIC
Green — REMOVE THE COVERING FROM
Blue — "ENTHUSIAST" EQUIVALENT
Purple — BUTTER___
BIT OF MAGICCHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL
REMOVE THE COVERING FROMPEEL, SHELL, SHUCK, SKIN
"ENTHUSIAST" EQUIVALENTBUFF, HEAD, HOUND, RAT
BUTTER___FINGERS, FLY, NUT, SCOTCH
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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.