NYT Connections January 7 2026 Answers
Puzzle #941
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STAKE STAR WINE MIRROR STRIPE GARLIC INTEREST CROSS SHARE CIDER DOUBLE TROUSERS CRESCENT CLONE CONCERN RINGER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DOPPELGÄNGER
Green — PORTION
Blue — COMMON FLAG SYMBOLS
Purple — PRESSED USING A PRESS
DOPPELGÄNGERCLONE, DOUBLE, MIRROR, RINGER
PORTIONCONCERN, INTEREST, SHARE, STAKE
COMMON FLAG SYMBOLSCRESCENT, CROSS, STAR, STRIPE
PRESSED USING A PRESSCIDER, GARLIC, TROUSERS, WINE
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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.