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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle offers a fairly tricky purple group, but that’s nothing new to Connections players. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Mixed together.
Green group hint: Buzzzzz!
Blue group hint: You might walk or drive across.
Purple group hint: Four words that start with hidden, similar words.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Intertwine.
Green group: Kinds of bees.
Blue group: Famous bridges.
Purple group: Starting with synonyms for “hanker for.”
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 20, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is intertwine. The four answers are lace, twist, weave and wind.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of bees. The four answers are bumble, carpenter, honey and killer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous bridges. The four answers are Brooklyn, Golden Gate, Rialto and Tower.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with synonyms for “hanker for.” The four answers are Craven (crave), Desiree (desire), needle (need) and wanton (want).
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