NYT Connections January 15 2026 Answers
Puzzle #949
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CEREAL STATIC MELTED SNOW LEVITATE SALT PATRON SHOVEL HOSE STATIONARY SPADE JACKAL FROZEN RAKE DANDRUFF STILL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GARDENING TOOLS
Green — UNMOVING
Blue — THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKES
Purple — WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES
GARDENING TOOLSHOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, SPADE
UNMOVINGFROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKESCEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, SNOW
WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMESJACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, PATRON
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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.