NYT Connections January 31 2026 Answers
Puzzle #965
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DRESS WISHBONE ROLLER BALL SHOWER STETHOSCOPE BRUSH MIXER SLINGSHOT SPRAY CAN RECEPTION COMPUTER KEY FLUCTUATION TUNING FORK WORK PERIOD PALETTE KNIFE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF PARTIES
Green — WAYS TO APPLY PAINT
Blue — Y-SHAPED THINGS
Purple — WHAT "SHIFT" MIGHT REFER TO
KINDS OF PARTIESBALL, MIXER, RECEPTION, SHOWER
WAYS TO APPLY PAINTBRUSH, PALETTE KNIFE, ROLLER, SPRAY CAN
Y-SHAPED THINGSSLINGSHOT, STETHOSCOPE, TUNING FORK, WISHBONE
WHAT "SHIFT" MIGHT REFER TOCOMPUTER KEY, DRESS, FLUCTUATION, WORK PERIOD
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