If you’re looking to connect words and challenge your mind, Connections by The New York Times is the perfect game. Unlike traditional word games where players advance through writing, Connections now lets you test your skills by grouping words into categories based on hidden connections. With multiple daily puzzles and word-building challenges, it’s a game that keeps you engaged and thinking critically. Whether you’re an experienced player or a beginner, you can start practicing and refining your skills with ease.
Today’s challenge is as interesting as it gets. Are you ready to play? (New York Times)
What is NYT Connections?
Connections is a daily word puzzle game from The New York Times, created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu. It has quickly gained popularity, drawing in word game lovers worldwide. With its intuitive design and accessibility, it invites players to group 16 words into four related sets, offering a fun challenge while fostering a growing global community of word enthusiasts.
In Connections, you’re given 16 words to organize into four groups, but each word belongs to a different category like literature, technology, or geography. Some connections may seem obvious, but the game challenges you to think critically and spot hidden patterns. The key to winning lies in analyzing the clues and exploring different connections—use your problem-solving skills to conquer this brain game!
NYT Connections Hints for January 26
Yellow group — kitchen essentials
Green group — Distance
Blue group — components of a vehicle
Purple group — types of celebrations
‘If you know what we are talking about, minimise this page and try to solve your puzzle.
Yellow group — ways to get food (FARM, FISH, GATHER, HUNT)
Green group — keep apart (CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, SILO)
Blue group — parts of a big rig (AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, TRAILER)
Purple group — dance events plus a letter (BALLY, DISCOG, PROMO, RAVEN)
Welcome to NYT Connections Today! Here are the hints and answers for January 26, 2025:
Hints:
1. This word is used to describe a type of music that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
2. This famous artist is known for his iconic paintings of sunflowers and self-portraits.
3. This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
4. This influential civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968.
Answers:
1. Jazz
2. Vincent van Gogh
3. Brown v. Board of Education
4. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re making the most of this weekend.
When things aren’t going all that great (or even sometimes when they are), there are a couple of things I say to my partner:
This too shall pass.
It’ll all be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, it’s not the end.
I recently stumbled back upon the thing from which I cribbed these (I hadn’t heard of “this too shall pass” before then). Almost exactly five years ago, I heard them discussed in a radio interview with Tom Hanks. You can listen to that segment here at 12:32:
I’ve always been someone who gives equal weight to praise and criticism. But to hear the wonderful Hanks crystallize that mindset so succinctly and so perfectly has really stuck with me. I hope you find it helpful too.
Before we get going, I’ve started a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other folks. I’m always interested to find out how other people approach the game, so join us! It’s fun.
It’s also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions that I mess something up.
Today’s NYTConnections hints and answers for Sunday, January 26, are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app.
You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.
If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.
Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are…
RAVEN
SILO
HITCH
PROMO
TRAILER
DISCOG
FISH
TRACTOR
BALLY
FARM
CLOISTER
GATHER
SEPARATE
HUNT
AXLES
SECLUDE
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
Yellow group — grocery store alternatives
Green group — distance
Blue group — elements of a vital component of the logistics industry
Purple group — extended parties
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s Connections groups are…
Yellow group — ways to get food
Green group — keep apart
Blue group — parts of a big rig
Purple group — dance events plus a letter
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
Yellow group — ways to get food (FARM, FISH, GATHER, HUNT)
Green group — keep apart (CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, SILO)
Blue group — parts of a big rig (AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, TRAILER)
Purple group — dance events plus a letter (BALLY, DISCOG, PROMO, RAVEN)
My 14-game overall win streak now includes 11 straight perfect games. What the heck is going on? I feel like I’m starting to see the Matrix in front of me when I play Connections. Here’s how I fared:
I clocked right away that there was probably some kind of wordplay going on with DISCOG and BALLY. As such, they were likely members of the purple group. But instead of trying to figure that out (I was thinking of the former more in terms of “discography” anyway) to try and get a reverse rainbow, I turned my attention elsewhere.
The greens jumped out at me for the most part. Even though I wasn’t super certain about the meaning of CLOISTER and there was a potential group of farm-related words including SILO, I decided to go for it and was right.
The yellows were then easier to put together. With just two groups left, it wasn’t too difficult to find the blues. That left the purples for a win. I didn’t figure out the connection there, but hey, it’s the weekend and I shouldn’t have to, like, think if I don’t want to.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them.
P.S. Over in our Discord group, Bear<3 brought a game called Timeguessr to my attention. It’s a fun spin on Geoguesser in that you try to find the location where a photo — often one of a notable historical event — was taken. You have to try to guess the year in which it was snapped too.
I’ve been watching way, way too much of Geoguesser YouTubers like Rainbolt instantly pinpointing certain locations anywhere in the world. I swear that guy has every blade of grass on the planet mapped out in his head.
Being a newsman (to use an antiquated term), the historical aspect of Timeguessr speaks to me. In a recent daily game, I was particularly pleased about getting the location of a picture of Manuel Neuer and Germany fans almost spot on, as well as the year — it was taken just after Germany won the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2014.
It’s a fun game, I promise. And hey, if enough people get into it, we could even set up a little space to discuss the daily challenge in the Discord group.
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!
If you’re so inclined, please do follow my blog for more coverage of Connections and other word games and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It’s fun there.
Are you a fan of The New York Times crossword puzzle? Looking for some hints and answers for the Sunday, January 26 puzzle? Look no further! In this post, we’ll be sharing some helpful clues and solutions to help you conquer this challenging crossword. Stay tuned for some mind-bending wordplay and clever connections. Let’s dive in and solve this puzzle together! #NYTConnections #CrosswordPuzzle #SundayFunday
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #593 is…
What is the answer to Connections today
Contemplate: BROOD, MUSE, PONDER, REFLECT
Rude Things to Do: INTERRUPT, LITTER, POINT, STARE
Vocation: CRAFT, LINE, TRADE, WORK
___Patch: CABBAGE, NICOTINE, ROUGH, SOUL
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you stuck on the New York Times Connections puzzle for January 24th? Here are some hints and answers to help you solve puzzle #593:
1. The theme for this puzzle is “Musical Acts” – think of popular bands or solo artists.
2. The clues will lead you to the names of two musical acts that are connected in some way.
3. Pay attention to the numbers in the clues – they represent the position of a letter in the alphabet.
4. If you’re stuck, try to think of famous songs or albums by the artists mentioned in the clues.
5. Here are the answers for today’s connections:
– Clue 1: Rolling Stones
– Clue 2: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Good luck solving the puzzle! Let us know if you need any more hints.
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Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #593) – today’s words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
LITTER
NICOTINE
ROUGH
TRADE
CABBAGE
BROOD
LINE
POINT
REFLECT
STARE
INTERRUPT
WORK
CRAFT
MUSE
SOUL
PONDER
NYT Connections today (game #593) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Weighing things up
GREEN: Mean energy
BLUE: Profession
PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “catch”
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
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NYT Connections today (game #593) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: CONTEMPLATE
GREEN: RUDE THINGS TO DO
BLUE: VOCATION
PURPLE: -_PATCH
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #593) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Connections, game #593, are…
YELLOW: CONTEMPLATE BROOD, MUSE, PONDER, REFLECT
GREEN: RUDE THINGS TO DO INTERRUPT, LITTER, POINT, STARE
BLUE: VOCATION CRAFT, LINE, TRADE, WORK
PURPLE: -_PATCH CABBAGE, NICOTINE, ROUGH, SOUL
My rating: Moderate
My score: 3 mistakes
I saw the Yellow and Purple groups very quickly today, but really struggled with two theoretically easy connections – RUDE THINGS TO DO and VOCATION.
There must be a technique where, after you make one guess and get the “one away…” alert, you then solve it on the next – but I’m uncertain of what it is. I guess it helps if you have three answers locked in and are just looking for the fourth, but too often I’m not entirely sure of which ones are right and which wrong. I spend far too long randomly trying things than stopping to think logically.
Still, I got there in the end today, solving the Green group on the last chance and not needing to worry about Blue.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 23 January, game #592)
GREEN: RESULTS OF SOME DIGGING DITCH, HOLE, PIT, TRENCH
YELLOW: TYPES OF ACADEMIC COURSES DISCUSSION, LAB, LECTURE, SEMINAR
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
Welcome to NYT Connections, where we challenge your knowledge and critical thinking skills by connecting seemingly unrelated clues! Here are the hints and answers for today’s game, Friday, January 24 (game #593):
Hints:
1. This famous physicist formulated the theory of relativity.
2. This legendary musician released the album “Purple Rain” in 1984.
3. This iconic character is known for his catchphrase “To infinity and beyond!”
Answers:
1. Albert Einstein
2. Prince
3. Buzz Lightyear
Can you connect these three clues? Share your connections in the comments below! #NYTConnections #FridayFun
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #594 is…
What is the answer to Connections today
School Periods: CLASS, HOMREROOM, LUNCH, RECESS
Features of a Ski Resort: LIFT, LODGE, MOGUL, SLOPE
Words Derived from Japanese: EMOJI, GINKGO, KARAOKE, TYCOON
Words After the Prefix “Tri-“: ANGLE, CYCLE, DENT, POD
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you looking for some hints and answers to help you solve the New York Times Connections puzzle #594 for January 25? Look no further! Here are some tips to help you crack the code and complete the puzzle:
1. Look for common themes or connections between the clues. Sometimes the answers will have a common thread that ties them together.
2. Pay attention to any wordplay or puns in the clues. The answers may not always be straightforward, so think creatively when trying to solve them.
3. Use the process of elimination. If you can rule out certain answers based on the clues, it will make it easier to narrow down your options.
4. Don’t be afraid to consult outside sources if you’re stuck. Sometimes a quick Google search or reference to a dictionary can help you find the answer you’re looking for.
And now, here are the answers to Connections puzzle #594 for January 25:
1. Shakespeare plays: OTHELLO, KING LEAR, MACBETH
2. Nicknames for New Orleans: BIG EASY, CRESCENT CITY, NOLA
3. Sports where you might see a clock: BASKETBALL, SOCCER, HOCKEY
Happy puzzling!
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Hey, everyone! I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
My weekend often involves watching football (it is not called “soccer,” thank you very much), usually from the Premier League, Serie A and sometimes M.L.S., given the streaming services I use. My options for legally watching the Scottish Premiership here in Canada are, unfortunately, slim or very expensive.
In truth, I like most sports. Darts is usually fun to watch, and I can even stand an N.F.L. game from time to time. But there are a few I just can’t really watch at all. Cricket, for one, I’ve always found deathly dull. I could never get into rugby either (though I always want Scotland to do well in the Six Nations!).
I used to watch quite a bit of Formula 1 as well, but I can’t really do motorsports anymore. It doesn’t help that there’s an F1 race each year in my neck of the woods, and the city becomes very difficult to navigate for a few days. But, hey, if you like it, that’s great! I do appreciate that the sport is moving to more sustainable fuels.
Anyway, before we get going, I’ve started a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other folks. I’m always interested to find out how other people approach the game, so join us! It’s fun.
It’s also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions that I mess something up.
Today’s NYTConnections hints and answers for Saturday, January 25, are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app.
You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.
If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.
Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are…
GINKGO
SLOPE
EMOJI
ANGLE
DENT
TYCOON
RECESS
MOGUL
LODGE
LUNCH
POD
KARAOKE
CLASS
CYCLE
LIFT
HOMEROOM
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
Yellow group — parts of the day for kids (and some grown ups)
Green group — aspects of an activity best enjoyed during winter
Blue group — loanwords, perhaps
Purple group — three, that’s the magic number
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s Connections groups are…
Yellow group — school periods
Green group — features of a ski resort
Blue group — words derived from Japanese
Purple group — words after the prefix “tri-“
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
Yellow group — school periods (CLASS, HOMEROOM, LUNCH, RECESS)
Green group — features of a ski resort (LIFT, LODGE, MOGUL, SLOPE)
Blue group — words derived from Japanese (EMOJI, GINKGO, KARAOKE, TYCOON)
Purple group — words after the prefix “tri-” (ANGLE, CYCLE, DENT, POD)
My overall win streak now stands at 13. Even better, I just logged my 10th straight perfect game. Here’s how I fared:
A few possible red herrings, but I saw through the traps of MOGUL and TYCOON, and SLOPE and ANGLE quickly.
I remembered that MOGUL had something to to with skiing, so I was able to get the greens with no issues. I also knew that HOMEROOM has something to do with schools in the U.S. At my high school, we had a 10-minute period at the start of the day during which attendance was noted and we were given any necessary important information. This was just called registration or “reggie.”
I was pretty sure GINKGO (a word that was completely unfamiliar to me) had some kind of wordplay element going on. That became clearer as I looked at KARAOKE and EMOJI and realized those were Japanese in origin. I took a guess that TYCOON was the remaining word and I was correct.
I probably should have deduced the purple connection but alas. No matter. I’ll take a 10th straight perfect game.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Sunday’s game if you need them.
P.S. Since I used “mull” in one of my clues yesterday, I’ve been listening to a lot of a Scottish band called Mull Historical Society. They’re not a group I think about very often these days, but they have some great songs. I really enjoyed seeing them live one time in… uh, a long time ago.
My favorite song of theirs is “Animal Cannabus.” It’s a real treat and the video’s a lot of fun:
Mull Historical Society’s best-known song might be “Watching Xanadu.” I dig that one as well:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!
If you’re so inclined, please do follow my blog for more coverage of Connections and other word games and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It’s fun there.
Are you looking for the hints and answers for today’s New York Times ‘Connections’ puzzle? Look no further! Here are the solutions for Saturday, January 25:
1. Group of whales – POD
2. Aussie hopper – ROO
3. Indigo plant – ANIL
4. Band with a hit album “Rumors” – FLEETWOOD MAC
5. One way to drive – NAIL
6. Unwelcome arrival – EVENT
7. Board game with weapons – CLUE
Hope these answers help you solve today’s puzzle! Let us know if you need any more hints.
Connections quickly became an online sensation after it was released by The New York Times in June 2023—and it remains as popular as ever.
The word puzzle is now the news outlet’s second-most played game after Wordle. Connections challenges players to uncover threads connecting a series of words.
Instructions on how to play the game are below. Clues and the answers for today’s puzzle are toward the end of the article.
How to Play ‘Connections’
Connections tasks players with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association. For example, a recent game linked the words “Barb,” “Crack,” “Dig,” and “Slight” under the category “Putdown.”
Each of the four categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies the difficulty level. Yellow is the easiest category, followed by green, blue and purple. The puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep players challenged.
The familiarity of the words used and how often they pop up in modern life are also difficulty factors, although less-common words aren’t only used in the harder categories. “Item overlap,” where one word can be linked to multiple categories, is another way Connections tests players.
If stuck, players can hit the shuffle button, which will mix up where the words appear on the screen.
Stock photo: a woman uses her smartphone. Stock photo: a woman uses her smartphone. DuxX/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Wyna Liu, a crossword editor at The New York Times who developed Connections, told Newsweek about her recommended tips for playing the game.
“My best piece of advice is to wait as long as you can before guessing,” she said.
“You may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing five words that could belong in that category,” she continued. “Don’t try to guess the four words in that category because, even though you know what the fifth member is, you won’t know which of the four it might not be,” which would ultimately waste a turn.
“Don’t do what I do, which is ‘rage solve,’” Liu said.
The answers for today’s Connections puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll with caution if you want to work them out yourself.
‘Connections’ #591 Clues for Wednesday, January 22
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today’s Connections categories.
Yellow: These words are all associated with education.
Green: Each of these answers is left after digging.
Blue: Think of people who wear robes at some point in their roles.
Purple: These words each form popular terms when preceding the word “up.”
‘Connections’ #591 Answers for Wednesday, January 22
Yellow Category: TYPES OF ACADEMIC COURSES
Yellow Words: Discussion, Lab, Lecture, Seminar
Green Category: RESULTS OF SOME DIGGING
Green Words: Ditch, Hole, Pit, Trench
Blue Category: ONES WEARING ROBES
Blue Words: Boxer, Judge, Monk, Wizard
Purple Category: ___ UP
Purple Words: Batter, Bottoms, Chin, Lawyer
Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations. If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
Are you ready to put your puzzle-solving skills to the test? Puzzle #591 is here, and it’s all about making connections.
Here are some answers and hints to help you crack this brain teaser:
1. The theme of this puzzle is “Connections.” Think about different ways things can be connected, such as through relationships, common interests, or shared experiences.
2. The first clue is “Family tree.” This might lead you to think about how people are connected through their relatives and ancestors.
3. The second clue is “Internet.” Consider how the internet connects people from all over the world through websites, social media, and online communication.
4. The third clue is “Puzzle pieces.” Think about how puzzle pieces fit together to create a complete picture, just like how people and ideas can come together to form a cohesive whole.
5. The final clue is “Networking.” This could refer to how people connect professionally through networking events, social media, and professional organizations.
Put these hints together and see if you can solve Puzzle #591 on Connections. Good luck!
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Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Parts of an Indiana Jones Costume: BOMBER, FEDORA, SATCHEL, WHIP
Rhymes of U.S. President Names: PAGAN, SMARTER, VIXEN, WIDEN
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you struggling to solve the New York Times Connections puzzle #592? Here are some hints and answers to help you make those tricky connections:
1. Hint: This week’s theme is “Famous Duos.”
Answer: Batman & Robin
2. Hint: This famous duo shares a last name with a popular brand of peanut butter.
Answer: George & Martha Washington
3. Hint: These two were known for their famous stand-up comedy routines and television shows in the 1950s and 60s.
Answer: Lucy & Desi
4. Hint: This duo is known for their hit song “Islands in the Stream.”
Answer: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
5. Hint: These two are famous for their roles in the movie “Thelma & Louise.”
Answer: Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon
Stay tuned for more hints and answers to help you solve this week’s Connections puzzle!
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Hey, everyone! I hope you’re taking care of yourselves out there.
For various reasons, I’m trying to reduce the amount of time I spend on social media. Keeping it largely at bay has been quite helpful this week in particular.
I got rid of most of those apps on my phone recently, retaining Instagram only to keep up with my friends’ stories. I still have a few messaging apps, but I only look at Twitter these days at my desk for newsgathering. I still enjoy Bluesky and Reddit, but I’m trying to use those only in small doses. These decisions have been for the better, I think.
Before we get going, I’ve started a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other folks. I’m always interested to find out how other people approach the game, so join us! It’s fun.
It’s also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions that I mess something up.
Today’s NYTConnections hints and answers for Thursday, January 23, are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT website or Games app.
You’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.
If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed.
Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my hints for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are…
BETTER
BLANKET
SATCHEL
PAGAN
WIDEN
COOLER
WHIP
SMARTER
BASKET
ECLIPSE
BOMBER
UTENSILS
TOP
FEDORA
SURPASS
VIXEN
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
Yellow group — exceed
Green group — park dining essentials
Blue group — you might need these if you pretend to go digging for precious artifacts
Purple group — a little like holders of high office
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s Connections groups are…
Yellow group — outdo
Green group — picnic accessories
Blue group — parts of an Indiana Jones costume
Purple group — rhymes of U.S. president names
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
Yellow group — outdo (BETTER, ECLIPSE, SURPASS, TOP)
Green group — picnic accessories (BASKET, BLANKET, COOLER, UTENSILS)
Blue group — parts of an Indiana Jones costume (BOMBER, FEDORA, SATCHEL, WHIP)
Purple group — rhymes of U.S. president names (PAGAN, SMARTER, VIXEN, WIDEN)
Yet another perfect game today, though it was a bit of a lucky one. That streak is up to eight, and my overall winning run has reached 11 games. Here’s how I fared:
It took me just a few seconds to realize that WHIP, FEDORA and SATCHEL were all Indiana Jones-related. I figured BOMBER would make sense with those, since one of the big set pieces in Raiders of the Lost Ark is a fight that takes place in and around a bomber. Not exactly the correct thought process, but at least I had the blues sorted.
From there, I was able to deduce the rest of the groups easily enough. Well, at least I figured out the greens and yellows were. That left the purples, and I submitted those next.
I had no clue here, even if it’s kind of fun to have a slightly more difficult purple group than the ones we’ve had lately. I was getting a little too comfortable, if we’re being honest. Those presidents are Ronald Reagan (PAGAN), Jimmy Carter (SMARTER), Richard Nixon (VIXEN) and Joe Biden (WIDEN).
The greens were next, and then the yellows wrapped up yet another perfect game.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Friday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I missed a trick by not using this as my recommendation when we had a group of fictional doctors earlier this week. But I wasn’t about to make that mistake again with an Indiana Jones group in the mix today.
Aqua had more songs than just “Barbie Girl.” In fact, that was just one of three U.K. number one singles the group had. Here’s another one, an infectious Eurodance track called “Doctor Jones:”
Their other number one is also worth a listen. “Turn Back Time” is a solid pop ballad:
(”Cartoon Heroes” is a fun song too. Hey, Aqua are a good band!)
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!
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If you’re a fan of The New York Times’ crossword puzzle, you’re in luck! Here are the hints and answers for Thursday, January 23rd’s puzzle:
1. Across: “Opposite of ‘nays’”
Answer: Yeas
2. Across: “Not as common”
Answer: Rarer
3. Across: “Liquor in a Mai Tai”
Answer: Rum
4. Across: “Reverberate”
Answer: Echo
5. Across: “Like some jeans and humor”
Answer: Dry
6. Down: “Unyielding”
Answer: Firm
7. Down: “___-Croatian”
Answer: Serbo
8. Down: “Twist”
Answer: Spin
9. Down: “___-Lorraine”
Answer: Alsace
10. Down: “Shade of blue”
Answer: Cyan
Happy puzzling! Let us know if you need any more hints or answers.
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Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories.
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Yellow: FRESHMAN
Green: DAYTON
Blue: MAJOR LEAGUE
Purple: SAINTS
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic)
Are you a sports fan looking for a challenge? Puzzle No. 119 in the Connections series is perfect for you! This sports-themed puzzle features clues and hints from a coach, helping you piece together the connections between different athletes, teams, and events.
Some facts about this puzzle include:
1. It covers a wide range of sports, from football to basketball to tennis and more.
2. The coach will provide hints and guidance to help you navigate through the puzzle.
3. You’ll have to think critically and creatively to make the connections between the various clues.
So grab your favorite sports drink and get ready to flex your mental muscles with this exciting sports edition of Connections!
