NYT Connections January 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #953
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SILVER MINT STUDY TIME FIX BUDDING MASS BUNDLE FRESH CURRENT WAD SAND NAIVE FORTUNE LENGTH NEW
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — INEXPERIENCED
Green — 🤑
Blue — MEASURED BY SI UNITS
Purple — WORDS AFTER "QUICK"
INEXPERIENCEDBUDDING, FRESH, NAIVE, NEW
🤑BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, WAD
MEASURED BY SI UNITSCURRENT, LENGTH, MASS, TIME
WORDS AFTER "QUICK"FIX, SAND, SILVER, STUDY
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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.