Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 2 #936
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features a very difficult purple category that requires the ability to mentally add a letter that isn’t there. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Give me a pen.
Green group index:Hokey.
Blue group index: This is a level to reach.
Purple group index: Garden products, with a touch of originality.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: To write.
Green group:Shtick.
Blue group: Reference.
Purple group: Vegetables minus starting letter.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by January 2, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is writing. The four answers are note, record, note and save.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is shtick. The four answers are bit, gag, number and routine.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is a reference. The four answers are bar, example, metric and standard.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is vegetables without the starting letter. The four answers are beer (kale), eek (leek), beehive (chives), and squash (squash).
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