NYT Connections January 28 2026 Answers
Puzzle #962
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RIB MOTOR MOCK TIRE PLATTER RAG NEEDLE GLOVES SHAM BUCKET PRETEND TIME SOAP DUMMY TONEARM ME
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — IMITATION
Green — CLEANING SUPPLIES
Blue — COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYER
Purple — SPARE ___
IMITATIONDUMMY, MOCK, PRETEND, SHAM
CLEANING SUPPLIESBUCKET, GLOVES, RAG, SOAP
COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYERMOTOR, NEEDLE, PLATTER, TONEARM
SPARE ___ME, RIB, TIME, TIRE
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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.