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Today’s Connections puzzle made me laugh. The blue category is one of those “name all the items that can possibly be in this group” types of answers. The purple group is also fun, for fans of a certain horror movie and book. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Hey, everyone! Welcome to the start of a new week.
I took in my first concert of the year over the weekend (not counting a mediocre Linkin Park tribute band in early January). I had never seen Sum 41 live before and since this is their farewell tour, it was going to be my only chance.
The show was terrific, even if I didn’t know as many Sum 41 songs as I thought. Full of energy, great connection with the crowd and fun music.
I went in thinking I would film a short clip of the guitar solo from “In Too Deep,” which is one of my favorite solos of all time. But during the show, as I looked around and saw many people filming snippets to post on Instagram or TikTok or whatever, I realized just how fed up I am of living life through my phone. I kept it in my pocket and enjoyed the moment. I can always watch bits of the show again on someone else’s YouTube channel if I’m so inclined.
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 Monday, January 27, 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…
OLIVE
TYPEWRITER
EXTRA
SAMPLE
BARK
BITE
AXE
SCALES
TWINS
OIL
SHELL
VIRGIN
TASTE
HEDGE MAZE
SKIN
MOUTHFUL
And the hints for today’s Connections groups are:
Yellow group — a nibble
Green group — keeping flora and fauna safe
Blue group — a Rachael Ray fave
Purple group — “tricycle” and “elevator” would fit in here
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 — small amount of food to try
Green group — protective coverings in nature
Blue group — “extra virgin olive oil”
Purple group — seen in The Shining
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 — small amount of food to try (BITE, MOUTHFUL, SAMPLE, TASTE)
Green group — protective coverings in nature (BARK, SCALES, SHELL, SKIN)
Blue group — “extra virgin olive oil” (EXTRA, VIRGIN, OLIVE, OIL)
Purple group — seen in The Shining (AXE, HEDGE MAZE, TWINS, TYPEWRITER)
This is getting ridiculous now. I’m up to a dozen straight perfect games and a 15-game win streak. Here’s how I fared:
I had a few immediate thoughts about potential red herrings. Putting BARK and BITE next to each other probably ruled those out as a duo. For a moment, I figured the presence of OIL meant that OLIVE and VIRGIN likely wouldn’t match up. But wait… we have EXTRA on the grid too. I do love me some EVOO, and thus I had the blues. (I put the words in the proper order in my answers, not alphabetically.)
The straightforward yellows were up next. The grid then handily bunched together what I thought were the greens on the right side of the remaining grid. That meant the purples were on the left and, of course, I was able to figure out that connection. “Redrum,” indeed. That left the greens for yet another perfect game to kick off this week.
A couple more stray thoughts: I did suspect briefly that AXE would have more to do with the deodorant, given the spelling. I also wondered for a second if HEDGE MAZE and OLIVE would go together as part a group of green stuff, but nope!
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 Tuesday’s game if you need them.
Instead, let’s get back to some music. My song recommendations have skewed very much in the direction of rock. That’s where my tastes typically lie, but I love all kinds of music! Not so much country or very hardcore EDM, but all kinds!
To that end, I think it’s time to shake things up. I’ll try to only recommend dance/house songs this week, unless I can’t resist popping in something that’s relevant to a particular game. So, here’s “It Feels So Good” by Sonique, an anthem from (gosh) the year 2000:
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.
Looking for some hints and answers for the New York Times crossword puzzle “Connections” for Monday, January 27th? Look no further! Here are some clues to help you solve this tricky puzzle:
1. Across: “___ and ends” (miscellaneous items) – ODDS
2. Across: “___-Tiki” (1961 film) – ADVENTURES
3. Across: “___ of the tongue” (slip-up) – SLIP
4. Down: “___-fi” (genre of futuristic fiction) – SCI
5. Down: “___ of the line” (top-quality) – CREAM
Hopefully, these hints will help you fill in the blanks and complete the puzzle. Happy solving!
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Interesting puzzle today that will test your knowledge of a particular type of science which you may or may not be familiar with, which may make this easy or hard.
How To Play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.
There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Be warned: You’ll need to be on your toes.
“Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones,” The New York Times notes. “Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.”
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
The official NYT hint is more clever than the hint that I will give you below that, but I want to give you that extra boost:
Ore so they say
Mine is:
Minerals
Yeah mine is a little more straightforward there
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
The spangram is below and then we will move on to the full list of answers, so spoilers ahead:
PUREMETAL
And where you find it:
Strands
NYT
And the answer list:
TITANIUM
IRON
ALUMINUM
NICKEL
COBALT
CADMIUM
Strands
NYT
So, a few common metals, a few more rare like cadmium. I had trouble looping around the letters for aluminum for a minute there as the path through was just a touch confusing. There are a lot of metals that could have gone in here, so even if you know a bunch, finding them would be a bit of a challenge depending on what you were looking for.
Welcome to our weekly feature where we provide hints, spangram, and answers for The New York Times crossword puzzle, also known as “Strands”. Below are the hints for the Sunday puzzle on January 26, as well as the spangram and answers:
Hints:
1. Seize suddenly
2. Large monolithic statues
3. Unheated buildings
4. Actress Thurman
5. “___, Myself and Irene” (2000 comedy film)
6. Types of beans
7. Ski lift
8. Part of a play
9. Small biting insect
10. Prefix meaning “half”
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 #595) – today’s words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
RAVEN
SILO
HITCH
PROMO
TRAILER
DISCOG
FISH
TRACTOR
BALLY
FARM
CLOISTER
GATHER
SEPARATE
HUNT
AXLES
SECLUDE
NYT Connections today (game #595) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Nourish ourselves
GREEN: Segregate
BLUE: 18-wheeler
PURPLE: Places to boogie
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 #595) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: WAYS TO GET FOOD
GREEN: KEEP APART
BLUE: PARTS OF A BIG RIG
PURPLE: DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #595) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Connections, game #595, are…
BLUE: PARTS OF A BIG RIG AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, TRAILER
PURPLE: DANCE EVENTSPLUS A LETTER BALLY, DISCOG, PROMO, RAVEN
My rating: Moderate
My score: Perfect
Pure luck got me over the line without making any mistakes today. I had no idea what a BIG RIG is, but AXLES, HITCH, and TRAILER all sounded like they must be part of something mechanical and I took a chance on adding TRACTOR.
I would never have got DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTER. I’m trying to rewire my Connections thinking process so I see these tricky groups, but I always go to the most obvious links – and in this case I was thinking PROMO and DISCOG had something to do with music; back in the day when I was a music journalist we’d called an artist’s Discography their Discog, and a Promo was a record you’d be sent ahead of official release. The actual connection was, inevitably, a little more complicated!
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, 25 January, game #594)
YELLOW: SCHOOL PERIODS CLASS, HOMEROOM, LUNCH, RECESS
GREEN: FEATURES OF A SKI RESORT LIFT, LODGE, MOGUL, SLOPE
BLUE: WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESE EMOJI, GINKGO, KARAOKE, TYCOON
PURPLE: WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX “TRI-“ ANGLE, CYCLE, DENT, POD
What is NYT Connections?
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 today! Below are my hints and answers for Sunday, January 26th’s game (#595). Can you find all the connections and complete the puzzle?
Hints:
1. Actor who played Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” films
2. Popular social media platform known for its disappearing photos and videos
3. Country in East Asia known for its cherry blossoms and sushi
4. The largest planet in our solar system
5. Famous painter known for his works such as “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers”
Answers:
1. Mark Hamill
2. Snapchat
3. Japan
4. Jupiter
5. Vincent van Gogh
Good luck and happy solving! Let me know how you did in the comments below.
Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, 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 the latest 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 launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication’s sports coverage. 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.
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Here’s a hint for today’s Connections Sports Edition categories
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Negative pattern
Green: Terms in a water sport
Blue: Colleges near the Big Apple
Purple: Sounds like they play basketball
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Here are today’s Connections Sports Edition categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
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 Sports Edition #125 is…
What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today
Downturn – DECLINE, PLUNGE, SKID, SLUMP
Surfing terms – BARREL, CREST, SWELL, WAVE
New York colleges – COLGATE, COLUMBIA, ST. JOHN’S, SYRACUSE
Homophones of NBA player names – BARNS, CONNECT, HEART, HERO
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.
Connections #125 featured a variety of sports-related clues. Here are some hints and answers to help you solve the puzzle:
1. This former NBA player was known for his flashy style on and off the court, often sporting colorful suits and eccentric hairstyles. (Answer: Dennis Rodman)
2. This legendary golfer was known for his dominance on the course in the 1960s and 1970s, winning multiple major championships. (Answer: Jack Nicklaus)
3. This NBA team is known for their “Showtime” era in the 1980s, led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Answer: Los Angeles Lakers)
4. This iconic tennis player from Sweden won multiple Grand Slam titles in the 1970s and 1980s. (Answer: Bjorn Borg)
5. This NFL team holds the record for the most Super Bowl wins in league history. (Answer: New England Patriots)
Use these hints and answers to make connections between the clues and fill in the puzzle. Good luck!
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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
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Todays NYT Strands puzzle isn’t too tough. The clue lets you know the theme pretty quickly, and the answers are common words and simple to find. But if you need hints and answers, read on.
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Brainiac!
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
QUICK, BRIGHT, CLEVER, BRILLIANT, INTELLIGENT
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is THATSGENIUS. To find it, start with the T that’s five letters in from the left on the top row, and wind down.
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 24, 2025.
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Toughest Strands puzzles
Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest in recent weeks.
#1: Dated slang, Jan. 21. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.
#2: Thar she blows! Jan.15. I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.
#3: Off the hook, Jan. 9. Similar to the Jan. 15 puzzle in that it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK
Are you looking for some help with the New York Times crossword puzzle for January 24th? Look no further! Today’s puzzle, #327, has some tricky clues, but we’ve got you covered.
Here are a few hints to help you out:
1. 5-Down: “___-mo” (chocolate drink) – OVALTINE
2. 11-Down: “What a man’s best friend might do” – FETCH
3. 27-Across: “Start of a playground rhyme” – EENY
And here’s the answer to one of the more challenging clues:
34-Across: “Homer’s neighbor on ‘The Simpsons’” – NED
We hope these hints and answers help you solve today’s crossword puzzle. Happy puzzling!
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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “Seeing double” — is really fun, but one of the answers is incredibly tricky to find.
Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #328, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We’ll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #328, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #328.
Today’s NYT Strands answer — Today’s theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #328 is… “Seeing double”.
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Repeated characters”.
If you’re still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
LOOT
BALLET
PILLOW
FUSE
TOOL
WOOL
HIPPO
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with L and ends with S.
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Scroll down to find out what it is…
It’s LETTERS.
Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #328?
Drumroll, please…
SUCCEED
BALLOON
COFFEE
COMMITTEE
WHIPPOORWILL
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…and the spangram was LETTERS.
Strands #328
“Seeing double”
Hi Strands fans. A really creative puzzle today, but I was hobbled by one of the answers being something I’m completely unfamiliar with.
The theme – “Seeing double” – was initially baffling, until I noticed the huge number of duplicate letters side by side. On a hunch, I connected SUCCEED along the bottom, and had it confirmed: this was a puzzle about words with at least two sets of double letters involved.
With that in mind, I found BALLOON above it and then COFFEE to its left. That made it easy to connect LETTERS for the spangram immediately above it.
If I’ve got this far without using a clue, it’s usually a sign that I’m home and dry, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how the top half of the grid could contain only two answers. So, reluctantly, I used a clue which revealed COMMITTEE.
That left the anagram of LIWRLOOPIHPW to decode, and I was clueless. But after a lot of trial and error, I got it right with WHIPPOORWILL – which is a word I’ve never heard of. Suffice it say, that isn’t a word we use much on my side of the Atlantic.
Yesterday’s Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday’s Strands answers for game #327 right here.
Are you ready to tackle the NYT Strands puzzle for January 25, 2025? Here are some hints, spangram, and answers to help you solve today’s game:
Hints:
1. Look for common words and phrases that may be hidden within the strands.
2. Pay attention to the length of the words and how they fit into the grid.
3. Use the given letters to help you uncover the hidden words.
Spangram:
H I T
A N O
R T E
Answers:
1. Train
2. Heart
3. Haste
4. Ratio
Good luck solving today’s NYT Strands puzzle!
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I am not exaggerating when I say that this has one of the wildest words I have ever seen in a puzzle here, and I would be shocked if even 1% of players got it. Which maybe why you are here.
How To Play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.
There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Be warned: You’ll need to be on your toes.
“Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones,” The New York Times notes. “Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.”
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
We will start with the official NYT hint and then move on to one of my own, as I think you’ll need the help this week especially. The official hint is:
Seeing double
Mine is:
Two in a row
Hard to think of a second one this time, admittedly.
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
We will begin with the spangram in the answer portion here, where spoilers follow. Then I will post all the answers below that. Here is the spangram:
LETTERS
And where you find it:
Strands
NYT
And the answers:
COMMITTEE
COFFEE
BALLOON
SUCCEED
WHIPPOORWILL
Strands
NYT
What the hell is a WHIPPOORWILL? Even spell check has no idea here. I thought this was Whirlpool but you can’t make that work, and you need double double letters for this puzzle here. So, after looking it up, of course, a Whippoorwill is a bird. A bird I have never heard of in my life despite living in North America where it resides. Native Americans said that hearing its cry was a death omen, and I certainly wanted to die after trying this many combinations of letters. Wow.
Welcome to our daily post where we provide hints, spangram, and answers for the New York Times crossword puzzle. Today is Saturday, January 25th, and we have some challenging clues for you to solve. Good luck!
Hints:
1. Across: “___ and tonic” (popular drink)
2. Down: Actor who played Neo in “The Matrix”
3. Across: “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper ___
4. Down: Type of computer programming language
