NYT Connections January 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #936
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HIVE ROUTINE RECORD NUMBER LOG STANDARD BIT JOT QUASH BAR NOTE EEK METRIC GAG ALE EXAMPLE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WRITE
Green — SHTICK
Blue — BENCHMARK
Purple — VEGETABLES MINUS STARTING LETTER
WRITEJOT, LOG, NOTE, RECORD
SHTICKBIT, GAG, NUMBER, ROUTINE
BENCHMARKBAR, EXAMPLE, METRIC, STANDARD
VEGETABLES MINUS STARTING LETTERALE, EEK, HIVE, QUASH
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.