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Hey, everyone! I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend. Another winter storm passed through my area yesterday, so I am going absolutely nowhere today.
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 14
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:
- JACK
- CHECK
- TIGHT
- ROB
- JEAN
- BUCK
- BILL
- SWIPE
- TOM
- TAB
- SHORT
- PINCH
- STEAL
- PANT
- BULL
- INVOICE
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — payments to resolve
- Green group — pilfer, appropriate
- Blue group — critters of the male variety
- Purple group — halves of items of clothing
Connections Groups For January 14
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — things to pay
- Green group — thieve
- Blue group — male animals
- Purple group — legwear, in the singular
Connections Answers For January 14
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 — things to pay (BILL, CHECK, INVOICE, TAB)
- Green group — thieve (PINCH, ROB, STEAL, SWIPE)
- Blue group — male animals (BUCK, BULL, JACK, TOM)
- Purple group — legwear, in the singular (JEAN, PANT, SHORT, TIGHT)
My latest winning streak is off and running, though I didn’t get a perfect game.
I clocked the purple group right away, but then I ran into a bit of a quagmire. I thought I had the green group, but the presence of JACK made that a little more complicated. So I switched tactics and got the yellows next.
That didn’t exactly take care of my JACK problem. I didn’t figure out the blue connection (I suspected it was men’s names or stereotypical uncle names). However, some trial and error got me to the greens, then the blues with a life to spare.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connection’s clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them.
