NYT Connections January 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #938
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GRUMP COPY BLOCK PRINT ISSUE SCAN CRANK SACK REEL ETAIL TACKLE WIND DREAR BLITZ COIL EDITION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PAPER PUBLICATION
Green — SPOOL
Blue — THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOES
Purple — SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTER
PAPER PUBLICATIONCOPY, EDITION, ISSUE, PRINT
SPOOLCOIL, CRANK, REEL, WIND
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOESBLITZ, BLOCK, SACK, TACKLE
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTERDREAR, ETAIL, GRUMP, SCAN
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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.