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Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’re relaxing and/or having fun today. Let’s make sure we keep your Connections streak going.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For January 28
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- VERTEX
- CELL
- BABY
- BAG
- TOY
- TILES
- PEAK
- NUMBER
- BOARD
- MINI
- RACKS
- CREST
- CONTACT
- SUMMIT
- DIGITS
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — crown, apogee
- Green group — details needed to drop someone a line
- Blue group — wee
- Purple group — essentials for a word-based tabletop game
Connections Groups For January 28
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — highest point
- Green group — “Can I get your ____?” (phone info request)
- Blue group — modifiers meaning “small”
- Purple group — inside a Scrabble box
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — highest point (CREST, PEAK, SUMMIT, VERTEX)
- Green group — “Can I get your ____?” (phone info request) (CELL, CONTACT, DIGITS, NUMBER)
- Blue group — modifiers meaning “small” (BABY, MINI, POCKET, TOY)
- Purple group — inside a Scrabble box (BAG, BOARD, RACKS, TILES)
My third straight perfect game brings me to a three-day winning streak.
I got the yellows first. I couldn’t remember what a VERTEX was, but none of the other words on the grid made sense with the other three, so I took a guess and it paid off.
I actually got the purple group next. TILES was my entry point into that. The greens were next, though I cannot possibly ever imagine asking someone for their “contact.” That left the blues to wrap things up.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them
