NYT Connections January 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #951
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PLASTER SLING HIDE BLANKET PELT SINK RED COAT SKIN COVER CAST INKS SIMON HURL KINS CAPTURE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SPREAD OVER
Green — THROW
Blue — ANAGRAMS
Purple — FIRST WORDS OF KIDS' GAMES
SPREAD OVERBLANKET, COAT, COVER, PLASTER
THROWCAST, HURL, PELT, SLING
ANAGRAMSINKS, KINS, SINK, SKIN
FIRST WORDS OF KIDS' GAMESCAPTURE, HIDE, RED, SIMON
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