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Today’s Connections puzzle made me laugh. The blue category is one of those “name all the items that can possibly be in this group” types of answers. The purple group is also fun, for fans of a certain horror movie and book. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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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: Like an appetizer.
Green group hint: Fur is one.
Blue group hint: Culinary ingredient.
Purple group hint: Here’s Johnny!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Small amount of food to try.
Green group: Protective coverings in nature.
Blue group: Extra virgin olive oil.
Purple group: Seen in The Shining.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is small amount of food to try. The four answers are bite, mouthful, sample and taste.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is protective coverings in nature. The four answers are bark, scales, shell and skin.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is extra virgin olive oil. The four answers are extra, oil, olive and virgin.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen in The Shining. The four answers are axe, hedge maze, twins and typewriter.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
Source: CNET
