NYT Connections Hints for February 4, 2026 (#1031)
Game
FRICTION
MAGICAL
HEATED
RIVALRY
BOUT
CONFLICT
LIKE
WAR
NETSCAPE
BINGO
BULLSEYE
DISCORD
LOTTERY
ROUND
APPROX
CRAPS
Hints by Category
CONTENTION
Back to CategoriesConflict or Disagreement
CONFLICT
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
DISCORD
Disagreement between people; lack of harmony or agreement.
FRICTION
Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions.
RIVALRY
Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.
GAMES OF CHANCE
Back to CategoriesGames Where Outcome Depends Largely on Luck
BINGO
A game of chance in which each player matches numbers printed in different arrangements on cards with the numbers the game host draws at random.
CRAPS
A dice game in which players bet on the outcomes of the roll or a series of rolls of a pair of dice.
LOTTERY
A game of chance where participants buy tickets for a chance to win a prize, often a large sum of money.
WAR
A simple card game typically played by children, where the highest card wins each round, largely based on luck.
MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLY
Back to CategoriesInformal Expressions Meaning 'Approximately'
APPROX
Short for 'approximately'; used informally to mean 'about' or 'roughly'.
BOUT
Used colloquially to mean 'approximately' or 'about', as in 'a bout of two weeks'.
LIKE
A very common colloquial filler word often used to mean 'approximately' or 'for example', as in 'It took, like, an hour'.
ROUND
Used informally to mean 'approximately', often with numbers, as in 'round about ten dollars'.
STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS
Back to CategoriesWords or Phrases That Begin with the Names of NBA Teams
BULLSEYE
Starts with 'Bulls' (Chicago Bulls). A bullseye is the center of a target.
HEATED
Starts with 'Heat' (Miami Heat). Means intense, passionate, or angry.
MAGICAL
Starts with 'Magic' (Orlando Magic). Means having a special, seemingly supernatural quality.
NETSCAPE
Starts with 'Nets' (Brooklyn Nets). Refers to the early web browser company, Netscape Communications.