Connections #935 Answers – January 1, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #935 on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BUFFCHARMCURSEFINGERSFLYHEADHEXHOUNDNUTPEELRATSCOTCHSHELLSHUCKSKINSPELL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CHARM belongs to this group.
Green
PEEL belongs to this group.
Blue
BUFF belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
FINGERS belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
BIT OF MAGIC
Green category
REMOVE THE COVERING FROM
Blue category
"ENTHUSIAST" EQUIVALENT
Purple (hardest) category
BUTTER___
Connections #935 answers
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BIT OF MAGICCHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL
REMOVE THE COVERING FROMPEEL, SHELL, SHUCK, SKIN
"ENTHUSIAST" EQUIVALENTBUFF, HEAD, HOUND, RAT
BUTTER___FINGERS, FLY, NUT, SCOTCH
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What are the Connections answers for January 1, 2026?
BIT OF MAGIC: CHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL. REMOVE THE COVERING FROM: PEEL, SHELL, SHUCK, SKIN. "ENTHUSIAST" EQUIVALENT: BUFF, HEAD, HOUND, RAT. BUTTER___: FINGERS, FLY, NUT, SCOTCH.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.