Looking for help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle? You’re in the right place! Connections #966 for February 1, 2026 features a fashionable twist that might trip you up if you’re not careful.
Today’s Theme
This puzzle focuses on shoes, music, and publicity, with a clever musical instruments twist thrown in for good measure.
Quick Hints
Here are subtle clues for each category:
- Yellow Category: Think about promoting or advertising
- Green Category: Footwear styles you’d find in a shoe store
- Blue Category: Terms for a really catchy song
- Purple Category: Add a letter to musical instruments
Today’s Connections Answers
Yellow – Publicize: BOOST, HYPE, PITCH, PLUG
Green – Kinds of Shoes: CLOG, FLAT, MULE, WEDGE
Blue – Anthem: BANGER, BOP, HEATER, JAM
Purple – Musical Instruments Plus Starting Letter: GLUTE, MORGAN, SHARP, THORN
The purple category is the trickiest—each word is a musical instrument with an extra letter at the start: (G)LUTE, (M)ORGAN, (S)HARP, and (T)HORN.