NYT Connections January 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #959
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SUB RIBBON HOOD SHIP SHELL COVER MENU TUBE ENTER BOWTIE FILL IN WINDOWS DOM ALT TEMP ATE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ACT AS A BACKUP
Green — PC KEYBOARD KEYS
Blue — PASTA SHAPES
Purple — SUFFIXES
ACT AS A BACKUPCOVER, FILL IN, SUB, TEMP
PC KEYBOARD KEYSALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWS
PASTA SHAPESBOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, TUBE
SUFFIXESATE, DOM, HOOD, SHIP
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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.