NYT Connections Answers: January 4, 2026

Puzzle #977 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest
PAPER PUBLICATION
COPY, EDITION, ISSUE, PRINT
🟩 Green
SPOOL
COIL, CRANK, REEL, WIND
🟦 Blue
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOES
BLITZ, BLOCK, SACK, TACKLE
🟪 Purple — Hardest
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTER
DREAR, ETAIL, GRUMP, SCAN

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All 16 words from puzzle #977:

COPY
EDITION
ISSUE
PRINT
COIL
CRANK
REEL
WIND
BLITZ
BLOCK
SACK
TACKLE
DREAR
ETAIL
GRUMP
SCAN
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