Here are some clues and answers for the NYT Connections January 31, #965 puzzle.
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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: As if we were in 1999.
Green group index: Change the color of your walls.
Blue group index: In the shape of a certain letter.
Purple group index: You can point to a clock to start this.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Kinds of parties.
Green group: Ways to apply paint.
Blue group: Y-shaped things.
Purple group: What could “shift” refer to?
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by January 31, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is some kind of party. The four answers are the ball, the mixer, the reception and the shower.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways to apply paint. The four answers are paintbrush, palette knife, roller and spray can.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Y-shaped things. The four answers are the slingshot, the stethoscope, the tuning fork and the wishbone.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is what the term “change” might refer to. The four answers are computer key, dress, fluctuation and work period.
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