It was definitely an easy day for the NYT Connections today. If you want my good luck, then keep reading. We will break down all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections for February 2. So, without further ado, let’s begin!
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for the Connections themes today. Check them out and see if you can guess any of them.
- Yellow Category – We all need a break sometimes
- Green Category – Do you wear a belt?
- Blue Category – These sound the same but mean different
- Purple Category – A common word follows after all of these
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. We also think you don’t need an additional hint for today. However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1 While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, then keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – TIME OFF
- Green – FEATURES OF A BELT
- Blue – HOMOPHONES
- Purple – _ _ _ WOOD
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2 The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself.
Connections Answer for February 2
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- TIME OFF – Break, Holiday, Leave, Recess
- FEATURES OF A BELT – Buckle, Hole, Loop, Strap
- HOMOPHONES – Holey, Holi, Holy, Wholly
- _ _ _ WOOD – Dog, Drift, Holly, Sandal
My journey with the NYT Connections puzzle was extremely effortless. I actually started out by solving the hard Blue category quite easily. To be fair, it was quite easy since the words rhymed without issues.
The Green category came next, and as I use Belts every day, I had this one in the hole, too. While the Yellow category demanded I take a little break, I had to see it through and got it, too.
As always, there were only four words left. I combined them all and got the Purple category and the NYT Connections for February 2.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.