Today’s NYT Connections puzzle asks solvers to spot familiar actions, places, and objects hiding in plain sight — with one category that may send golfers straight down the fairway. If you’re stuck sorting today’s grid, start with the hints below and work your way forward at your own pace.
As always, we begin gently and increase the difficulty step by step. Full answers are hidden behind tap-to-reveal boxes at the end.
Today’s Connections Words
BOARD, CARD, CUBE, DICE, FOAM, HASH, HOLE, HOUSE, IRON, LANE, LODGE, MINCE, PUTTER, QUARTER, WEDGE, WOOD
Connections Hints for Tuesday, February 3
🟨 Yellow: Think about what happens on a cutting board when ingredients are being prepped.
🟩 Green: These words all relate to offering someone shelter, even if just for a night.
🟦 Blue: Picture a bag carried across neatly trimmed grass.
🟪 Purple: Each term completes the same phrase tied to remembering or recalling.
Extra nudge: Three of the four groups contain at least one word starting with the same letter.
Another nudge: Two items that sound like natural materials actually belong together.
One Word From Each Group
🟨 Hash
🟩 Quarter
🟦 Wedge
🟪 Foam
Tap to Reveal Today’s Connections Groups
Reveal the four categories
🟨 Actions that involve breaking something into smaller pieces
🟩 Ways to give someone a place to stay
🟦 Types of golf clubs
🟪 Words that complete the phrase “memory ___”
Tap to Reveal the Full Answers
Show today’s Connections solution
🟨 Cut Into Pieces: Cube, Dice, Hash, Mince
🟩 Provide With a Place to Stay: Board, House, Lodge, Quarter
🟦 Kinds of Golf Clubs: Iron, Putter, Wedge, Wood
🟪 Memory ___: Card, Foam, Hole, Lane
If today’s puzzle felt tricky, you’re not alone — the overlap between everyday words and niche categories made for clever misdirection. Check back tomorrow for a fresh set of Connections hints and answers.
