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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is fun for Agatha Christie fans, as the last name of one of her detectives appears in the grid. 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: Time.
Green group index: You have to go in.
Blue group index: Characters in a certain genre of books.
Purple group index: They sometimes grow in the forest, but there is a problem.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Duration.
Green group: Credentials for the entry.
Blue group: Protagonists of modern detective series.
Purple group: Trees plus a letter.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by February 2, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is duration. The four answers are interval, period, duration and stretch.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the credentials for the input. The four answers are lanyard, pass, stamp and bracelet.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of the protagonists of modern detective series. The four answers are Bosch, Cross, Reacher and Ryan.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is trees and a letter. The four answers are fair (fir), Marple (maple), popular (poplar), and psalm (palm).
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