NYT Connections January 3 2026 Answers
Puzzle #937
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GENERAL BAR BLANKET SLACK OVERALL WORK UMBRELLA NURSE PRIVATE JEAN MAJOR DIAMONDS WILLY JOGGER SOS CAPTAIN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ARMY RANKS
Green — LEGWEAR IN THE SINGULAR
Blue — RIHANNA #1 HITS
Purple — WET ___
ARMY RANKSCAPTAIN, GENERAL, MAJOR, PRIVATE
LEGWEAR IN THE SINGULARJEAN, JOGGER, OVERALL, SLACK
RIHANNA #1 HITSDIAMONDS, SOS, UMBRELLA, WORK
WET ___BAR, BLANKET, NURSE, WILLY
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