Category Archive
Purple Category History
Every Purple group from all 980 NYT Connections puzzles since June 2023. The Purple category is consistently the hardest — see if you can spot the patterns.
| Date | Category Title |
|---|---|
| Feb 15 | STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE |
| Feb 14 | WORDS BEFORE "MINT" |
| Feb 13 | HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET SMALLER |
| Feb 12 | ___ QUEEN |
| Feb 11 | ROLLER ___ |
| Feb 10 | STARTING WITH PARTS OF A WHEEL |
| Feb 9 | DRAW ___ |
| Feb 8 | WORDS AFTER "TWO" |
| Feb 7 | LOWERCASE LETTERS |
| Feb 6 | HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS |
| Feb 5 | LEES OF HOLLYWOOD |
| Feb 4 | STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS |
| Feb 3 | MEMORY ___ |
| Feb 2 | TREES PLUS A LETTER |
| Feb 1 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Jan 31 | WHAT "SHIFT" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Jan 30 | ___ HAND |
| Jan 29 | HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL" |
| Jan 28 | SPARE ___ |
| Jan 27 | STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEAR |
| Jan 26 | MAMMALS MINUS LAST LETTER |
| Jan 25 | SUFFIXES |
| Jan 24 | SNOW ___ |
| Jan 23 | WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT" |
| Jan 22 | MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER |
| Jan 21 | BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGS |
| Jan 20 | STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "HANKER FOR" |
| Jan 19 | WORDS AFTER "QUICK" |
| Jan 18 | CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD ACTORS |
| Jan 17 | FIRST WORDS OF KIDS' GAMES |
| Jan 16 | GRAND ___ |
| Jan 15 | WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES |
| Jan 14 | SILENT ___ |
| Jan 13 | PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Jan 12 | ENDING IN U.S. COINS |
| Jan 11 | EQUESTRIAN GEAR |
| Jan 10 | UNITS OF MEASURE |
| Jan 9 | CARDINAL DIRECTIONS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Jan 8 | STARTING WITH CANDY BARS |
| Jan 7 | PRESSED USING A PRESS |
| Jan 6 | ___ ANIMAL |
| Jan 5 | WHAT "V" MIGHT MEAN |
| Jan 4 | SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTER |
| Jan 3 | WET ___ |
| Jan 2 | VEGETABLES MINUS STARTING LETTER |
| Jan 1 | BUTTER___ |