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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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, January 26 (game #960).
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 #961) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- BATMOBILE
- FRIAR
- CARD
- ROBIN
- JOKER
- BASEMENT
- PENGUIN
- CHARACTER
- SHERIFF
- DEVIL
- CAPSTONE
- FLYER
- RANGER
- MAID
- BALLROOM
- CUTUP
NYT Connections today (game #961) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A fun person
- GREEN: Hockey player
- BLUE: His merry men and woman
- PURPLE: Initially seen as Yankee Stadium
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…
NYT Connections today (game #961) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: QUITE THE LAUGH
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER NAMES
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEAR
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #961) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #961, are…
- YELLOW: QUITE THE LAUGH CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, JOKER
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER DEVIL, FLYER, PENGUIN, RANGER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER NAMES FRIAR, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEAR BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 mistakes
If you've been playing Connections for a while I'm sure you – like me – had a strong sense of deja-vu today, with several previously played categories reappearing and the Caped Crusader making another stealthy appearance.
Even though every sense was telling me it was a trap. I couldn't resist linking ROBIN, BATMOBILE, PENGUIN, and JOKER. After that I made another mistake but got closer, with QUITE THE LAUGH connecting CARD, CHARACTER and JOKER but trying DEVIL instead of CUTUP.
With one group down, I saw the NHL TEAM MEMBER names and was on my way to the finish line after spotting ball, cap, bat and base at the start of BALLROOM, CAPSTONE, BATMOBILE, and BASEMENT.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, January 26, game #960)
- YELLOW: EXPLOIT DRAIN, FLEECE, MILK, SQUEEZE
- GREEN: DAUNT BUFFALO, COW, RATTLE, RUFFLE
- BLUE: ICONIC ACTRESSES CLOSE, FIELD, FOSTER, WEAVER
- PURPLE: MAMMALS MINUS LAST LETTER BADGE, GOA, MOOS, RABBI
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.
Source: TechRadar
