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This answer guide is for Connections #235, dated February 1, 2024—not a puzzle from another year’s February 1. The New York Times says the daily puzzle releases at midnight in each player’s timezone, so “today’s” puzzle can differ by location. NYT Help Center
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Connections gives you 16 words to sort into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The groups are color-coded from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. Because some words can fit more than one possible category, look for the meaning that makes exactly four words belong together. NYT Help Center
- Yellow: A little off the top.
- Green: Arnie in his prime.
- Blue: “Obsessed? Me?”
- Purple: Nature’s crinkles.
One trap is that words about cutting can also bring pruning to mind; several other words may suggest muscle or fitness. If you want to keep solving, pause here before opening the category themes.
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Category themes for Connections #235
Still working it out? These labels narrow the possibilities without listing all four words in each group.
- Yellow: MAKE SHORTER
- Green: MUSCULAR
- Blue: ENTHUSIAST
- Purple: WRINKLY THINGS
Full answers for February 1, 2024
Spoilers below: the complete word groupings follow.
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- MAKE SHORTER: CLIP, CUT, PARE, TRIM
- MUSCULAR: BUILT, JACKED, RIPPED, SWOLE
- ENTHUSIAST: BUFF, FAN, LOVER, NUT
- WRINKLY THINGS: BRAIN, PRUNE, PUG, WALNUT
Tom’s Guide reports that the NYT Connections Companion rated this puzzle 3 out of 5 for difficulty; that is the Companion’s rating, not an official New York Times statistic. Tom’s Guide
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