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\"Find<\/a><\/p>\n

Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.<\/p>\n

getty<\/p>\n

Each day\u2019s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today\u2019s NYT Connections hints, here\u2019s what you missed on Monday: <\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Hints Today: Monday, January 26 Clues And Answers (#960)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey there, Connectors! I hope your week is off to a good start, all things considered.<\/p>\n

While I really enjoyed my mini solo vacation last week, it ended on a bit of a sour note. Shortly before the flight home was about to take off, I took out my earbud so I could place it back into its charging case, then use the headphones to watch a movie or two on the in-flight entertainment system. <\/p>\n

However, I dropped the earbud and I have no idea where it went. Neither my neighbors nor the flight attendant could see it. The plane swallowed it up.<\/p>\n

I was bummed, as they\u2019re good, mid-range earbuds (not the very most expensive model around, but not cheap either). That said, I tend to only use one earbud at a time anyway, largely because I don\u2019t want to be entirely shut off from the noises around me, especially when I\u2019m out and about. So I\u2019m going to have to get used to using the left earbud for the time being until there\u2019s a good sale on the latest version of the model I like. <\/p>\n

Before we start, I want to mention the great community we have on Discord<\/a>, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It\u2019s a lovely, welcoming group of folks. I like to call it our cozy little corner of the internet. You\u2019re more than welcome to join us. Don\u2019t be shy! <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, January 27 are coming right up. Let\u2019s get rolling!<\/p>\n

Play Puzzles & Games on Forbes<\/p>\n

NYT Connections \u2013 How To Play<\/p>\n

Connections is a free New York Times daily word game that you can play on the NYT\u2019s website or Games app. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive, which includes every previous game.<\/p>\n

Connections presents you with a grid of 16 words (sometimes phrases, symbols or numbers). The aim is to arrange them into four groups of four. You don\u2019t know how they hit together or what the category for each group is: that\u2019s what you have to figure out.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one correct solution and there are often red herrings. You can guess incorrectly three times. A fourth wrong guess, and it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to deduce, followed by blue, green and purple. Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Be ready for curveballs \u2013 part of the fun of Connections is in how the NYT shakes things up to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n

As with Wordle and similar games, it\u2019s easy to share results with your friends using an emoji-based grid. The game tracks your progress too.<\/p>\n

Many players take pride in having long win streaks or getting a reverse rainbow \u2013 correctly guessing the purple, blue, green and yellow groups in that order with no mistakes. That adds an extra little challenge.<\/p>\n

NYT Connections Hints \u2013 Today\u2019s Word List<\/p>\n

Scroll slowly! I\u2019ll first give you a list of today\u2019s words, then a hint for each category. After that, I\u2019ll reveal one word that goes into each group. Then I\u2019ll tell you the category names, followed by the full answers.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s 16 words are…<\/p>\n

BATMOBILEFRIARCARDROBINJOKERBASEMENTPENGUINCHARACTERSHERIFFDEVILCAPSTONEFLYERRANGERMAIDBALLROOMCUTUPNYT Connections Hints <\/p>\n

And the hints for today\u2019s Connections groups are:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 just too funny\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 like star, sabre and senator\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 mentioned in tales of a legendary outlaw\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 what lies within is seen around the moundNYT Connections Hints \u2013 One Answer Per Group<\/p>\n

Need some extra help? <\/p>\n

Be warned: we\u2019re starting to get into spoiler territory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at one answer for each group.<\/p>\n

Here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 CUTUP\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 FLYER\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 ROBIN\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 CAPSTONENYT Connections Hints \u2013 Groups\/Categories<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections groups are…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 quite the laugh \ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 NHL team member\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 first words of Robin Hood character names\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 starting with baseball gear NYT Connections Answers<\/p>\n

Spoiler alert! Don\u2019t scroll any further down the page until you\u2019re ready to find out today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n

This is your last chance to look away.<\/p>\n

This is your final warning!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections answers are… <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 quite the laugh (CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, JOKER)\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 NHL team member (DEVIL, FLYER, PENGUIN, RANGER)\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 first words of Robin Hood character names (FRIAR, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF)\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 starting with baseball gear (BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE)<\/p>\n

We had a group of Batman-related words just a few days ago, so I dismissed BATMOBILE, ROBIN, JOKER and PENGUIN as a red herring from the jump.<\/p>\n

JOKER probably had to refer to a funny person in that case, and so I got the yellows quite quickly. For what it\u2019s worth, this is at least the third time we\u2019ve had a \u201cfunny person\u201d group that includes both CARD and JOKER, after the November 13, 2023 game<\/a> and the Connections from January 28, 2025<\/a> \u2014 almost exactly one year ago.<\/p>\n

The hockey players were up next. No problem there after I clocked what a FLYER and RANGER had to be referring to. And then the Robin Hood characters slotted together in my mind for the blues.<\/p>\n

That left the purples. I figured out that connection after a few moments to wrap up a regular rainbow and my 332nd win on the bounce.<\/p>\n

How did you get on today? Here\u2019s my grid for this one:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8
\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9
\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6
\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea<\/p>\n

Want to know more about how everything fits together? Let\u2019s explore today\u2019s game in more depth in my NYT Connections Answers Explained column right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections: Today\u2019s Answers Explained (Tuesday, January 27, #961)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it for today\u2019s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog<\/a> tomorrow for hints and the solution for Wednesday\u2019s game if you need them.<\/p>\n

P.S. I totally whiffed on recommending a Stone Temple Pilots song after there was a reference to the band in Connections a few days ago, so I\u2019m going to make good on that now.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlush\u201d is one of the band\u2019s most famous songs and it\u2019s a very good one. So, let\u2019s go with that. It also brings back memories of playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas<\/a>, one of the very best games in that series:<\/p>\n

Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!<\/p>\n

Please follow my blog<\/a> for more NYT Connections hints and help with other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections. getty Each day\u2019s game of NYT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[98895,98900,93,98899,61,60,75071,98896,75070,130955,98897,98898,130956],"class_list":{"0":"post-265982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-connections","9":"tag-connections-hint-today","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-how-to-play-nyt-connections","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-nyt-connections-answers","15":"tag-nyt-connections-clues","16":"tag-nyt-connections-hints","17":"tag-nyt-connections-january-27","18":"tag-nyt-connections-solution","19":"tag-nyt-connections-today","20":"tag-nyt-connections-tuesday"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}