NYT Connections January 10 2026 Answers
Puzzle #944
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BOOK BAR GRAM SPLIT TUBE WEB JET APP MOLE STRAW DESKTOP PIPE HOSE DIP VOLT MOBILE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HOLLOW CYLINDERS
Green — SOFTWARE PLATFORMS
Blue — TAKE OFF
Purple — UNITS OF MEASURE
HOLLOW CYLINDERSHOSE, PIPE, STRAW, TUBE
SOFTWARE PLATFORMSAPP, DESKTOP, MOBILE, WEB
TAKE OFFBOOK, DIP, JET, SPLIT
UNITS OF MEASUREBAR, GRAM, MOLE, VOLT
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.