NYT Connections January 29 2026 Answers
Puzzle #963
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GOREY SILVERSTEIN GRIZZLY BEAR GRIMM GOLDILOCKS STAIN SCARRY FIBERGLASS SMUG BED LINER FOUNDATION STUMBLER BRONZER PORRIDGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MAKEUP
Green — FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
Blue — ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELS
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL"
MAKEUPBRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN
FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARSBEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE
ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELSFIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL"GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
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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.