NYT Connections January 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #957
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STONE TEMPLE PILOT LIP STREET CHEEK FOOT TRAFFIC EYE ACRE FLOOD METER GARAGE LIME BUSHEL VALET
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FACIAL FEATURES
Green — KINDS OF PARKING
Blue — IMPERIAL UNITS
Purple — WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"
FACIAL FEATURESCHEEK, EYE, LIP, TEMPLE
KINDS OF PARKINGGARAGE, METER, STREET, VALET
IMPERIAL UNITSACRE, BUSHEL, FOOT, STONE
WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"FLOOD, LIME, PILOT, TRAFFIC
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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.