Connections #938 Answers
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #938 for Sunday, January 4, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): paper publication
- Green: spool
- Blue: things a defensive football player does
- Purple (hardest): synonyms for butt plus starting letter
Answers
PAPER PUBLICATION
COPY, EDITION, ISSUE, PRINT
SPOOL
COIL, CRANK, REEL, WIND
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOES
BLITZ, BLOCK, SACK, TACKLE
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTER
DREAR, ETAIL, GRUMP, SCAN
Previous Connections answers
- #937 — army ranks, legwear in the singular, rihanna #1 hits, wet ___
- #936 — write, shtick, benchmark, vegetables minus starting letter
- #935 — bit of magic, remove the covering from, "enthusiast" equivalent, butter___
- #934 — happy new year!, places where things disappear, associated with philadelphia, starting with bodies of water
- #933 — intention, measuring devices, parts of a flight, bike accessories
- #932 — tendency, biological structures, summer olympic events, car brand homophones
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