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It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need.
You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place.

If you’re here by mistake and instead need the answers forFebruary 1,click here.
Category Hints
Today’s puzzle has a tough purple category and a mean red herring to solve.
We’ll present these hints from theeasiest category to the hardest, as prescribed by the puzzle itself - Yellow, Green, Blue, then Purple.

If you want today’s category hints,click below! These will not spoil the actual names of the categories but will nudge you in the right direction.
Today’syellow categoryis what you’d take to be away from work.
Today’sgreen categoryconcerns an item of clothing worn around the waist.
Today’sblue categorywill be easier to understand if you read the words aloud.
Today’spurple categoryhas words that can all be followed by a word. Think natural, think bark.

Herring Watch:The one very obvious red herring here is the collection of words that all feature ‘hol’ within them. Holiday, Hole, and Holly are all in separate groups.
