Connections Answers for Jan 2

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HIVE

ROUTINE

RECORD

NUMBER

LOG

STANDARD

BIT

JOT

QUASH

BAR

NOTE

EEK

METRIC

GAG

ALE

EXAMPLE

All Group Answers

WRITE

JOT
LOG
NOTE
RECORD

SHTICK

BIT
GAG
NUMBER
ROUTINE

BENCHMARK

BAR
EXAMPLE
METRIC
STANDARD

VEGETABLES MINUS STARTING LETTER

ALE
EEK
HIVE
QUASH

The Connections game has 4 groups you need to connect. For the January 2nd puzzle, the groups are Write, Shtick, Benchmark, and Vegetables Minus Starting Letter.

Above, you can view the entire list of answers or choose specific words and groups you'd like to see the solution for. If you're also interested in other New York Times Games we have answers for Wordle and Strands.