A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, January 20 (game #954).
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 Connections hints.
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 #955) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- THROW
- CRIB
- COPY
- NEWSPAPER
- PIRATE
- CAVE
- BOTTLE
- MOBILE
- BLANKET
- CAN
- LIFT
- SIGNAL
- SHAM
- SUIT
- CARDBOARD
- BOX
- SHEET
NYT Connections today (game #955) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Trash them to use again
- GREEN: Covers
- BLUE: Steal and claim as your own
- PURPLE: Bruce Wayne stuff
Need more clues?
NYT Connections today (game #955) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ITEMS TO RECYCLE
- GREEN: BEDDING
- BLUE: PLAGIARIZE
- PURPLE: BATMAN’S “BAT” THINGS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #955) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #955, are…
- YELLOW: ITEMS TO RECYCLE BOTTLE, CAN, CARDBOARD BOX, NEWSPAPER
- GREEN: BEDDING BLANKET, SHAM, SHEET, THROW
- BLUE: PLAGIARIZE COPY, CRIB, LIFT, PIRATE
- PURPLE: BATMAN’S “BAT” THINGS CAVE, MOBILE, SIGNAL, SUIT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
The blue PLAGIARIZE group came together quickly for me today, before I hit a wall and struggled.
I made both my mistakes trying to collect what became the green BEDDING group, getting ‘one away’ both times before abandoning it. Had I known what a SHAM was then it would have been a lot easier, but instead I tried NEWSPAPER and CARDBOARD BOX, thinking the group was more to do with covering than sleeping.
My triumph was getting BATMAN’S “BAT” THINGS. It was one of those purple groups that didn’t make me feel more clever, but that did provide comfort that all my years watching The Adventures of Batman were not in vain.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, January 20, game #954)
- YELLOW: INTERTWINE LACE, TWIST, WEAVE, WIND
- GREEN: KINDS OF BEES BUMBLE, CARPENTER, HONEY, KILLER
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TOWER
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “HANKER FOR” CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON
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.
