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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s game.” If instead you are looking for the Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Monday, January 26 (Game #960).
Good day! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
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 words from NYT Connections are…
- BATMOBILE
- FRIAR
- CARD
- ROBIN
- JOKER
- BASEMENT
- PENGUIN
- CHARACTER
- SHERIFF
- DEVIL
- ARCHITECTURAL STONE
- FRILLS
- RANGER
- MAID
- BALLROOM
- COURT
NYT Connections Today (Game #961) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: a fun person
- GREEN: hockey player
- BLUE: Your happy men and women
- PURPLE: Initially seen as Yankee Stadium
Do you need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #961) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VERY LAUGHTER
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF THE NAMES OF THE ROBIN HOOD CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL TEAM
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL 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: VERY LAUGHTER CARD, CHARACTER, CUTOUT, WILD CARD
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER DEVIL, FLYING, PENGUIN, RANGER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF THE NAMES OF THE ROBIN HOOD CHARACTERS FRIAR, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL TEAM BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
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.
Although every sense told me it was a trap. I couldn’t resist linking to ROBIN, BATMOBILE, PENGUIN and JOKER. After that I made another mistake but got close, with ENOUGH LAUGHTER connecting CARD, CHARACTER and JOKER but trying DEVIL instead of CUTUP.
With a group down, I saw the names of the NHL TEAM MEMBERS and was on my way to the finish line after spotting the ball, cap, bat and base at the beginning of BALLROOM, CAPSTONE, BATMOBILE and BASEMENT.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, January 26, game #960)
- YELLOW: EXPLODE DRAIN, FLEECE, MILK, SQUEEZE
- GREEN: IMPACT BUFFALO, COW, RATTLE, STEERING WHEEL
- BLUE: ICONIC ACTRESSES FENCE, FIELD, FOSTER, WEAVER
- PURPLE: MAMMALS EXCEPT THE LAST LETTER BADGE, GOA, MOOS, RABBI
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the increasingly popular word games created 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 is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final question since you’ll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
