{"id":18299,"date":"2026-01-26T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=18299"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:21:13","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-for-jan-25-959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=18299","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 25 #959"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Looking for the <strong>most recent<\/strong> Connections answers? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/feature\/daily-puzzle-answers\/\" target=\"_self\">Click here for today&#8217;s Connections hints<\/a>, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Really, New York Times? The paper noted for being rather sedate actually put the words SUB and DOM next to each other in today&#8217;s NYT\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/connections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Connections puzzle<\/a>. Of course, they didn&#8217;t mean what they could have meant, and they did not end up in the same category, but still. Read on for clues and today&#8217;s Connections answers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/connections-bot-brings-ai-to-the-new-york-times-games-section\/\" target=\"_self\">The Times has a Connections Bot<\/a>, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytco.com\/press\/introducing-connections-stats-and-streaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" class=\"c-regularLink\">can now nerd out by following their progress<\/a>, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/nyt-connections-seven-hints-tricks-and-tips-for-winning-every-game\/\" target=\"_self\">Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hints for today&#8217;s Connections groups<\/h2>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today&#8217;s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yellow group hint<\/strong>: Like an understudy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group hint<\/strong>: Delete is another one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group hint<\/strong>: Like penne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group hint<\/strong>: At the end of words.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers for today&#8217;s Connections groups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yellow group<\/strong>: Act as a backup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group<\/strong>: PC keyboard keys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group<\/strong>: Pasta shapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group<\/strong>: Suffixes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/wordle-player-cheat-sheet-here-are-the-most-popular-letters-used-in-the-english-language\/\" target=\"_self\">Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What are today&#8217;s Connections answers?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large c-shortcodeImage-hasCaption\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-cmsImage c-shortcodeImage_image\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 25, 2026\" height=\"661.437908496732\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p> <!--&gt; --><\/div><figcaption><span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_caption g-inner-spacing-right-small g-text-xxsmall\"><\/p>\n<p>The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-inner-spacing-right-small g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall g-color-text-meta g-text-xxxsmall\">NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The yellow words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is act as a backup. The four answers are cover, fill in, sub and temp.<\/p>\n<h3>The green words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is PC keyboard keys. The four answers are alt, enter, menu and windows.<\/p>\n<h3>The blue words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is pasta shapes. The four answers are bowtie, ribbon, shell and tube.<\/p>\n<h3>The purple words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is suffixes. 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