NYT Connections January 27 2025 Answers
Puzzle #596
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
OLIVE TYPEWRITER EXTRA SAMPLE BARK BITE AXE SCALES TWINS OIL SHELL VIRGIN TASTE HEDGE MAZE SKIN MOUTHFUL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD TO TRY
Green — PROTECTIVE COVERINGS IN NATURE
Blue — EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Purple — SEEN IN "THE SHINING"
SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD TO TRYBITE, MOUTHFUL, SAMPLE, TASTE
PROTECTIVE COVERINGS IN NATUREBARK, SCALES, SHELL, SKIN
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OILEXTRA, OIL, OLIVE, VIRGIN
SEEN IN "THE SHINING"AXE, HEDGE MAZE, TWINS, TYPEWRITER
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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.