NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, January 21 (game #955)

Date:
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Description:
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each
day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, January 20 (game #954) .

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #955) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are THROW CRIB COPY NEWSPAPER PIRATE CAVE
BOTTLE MOBILE BLANKET CAN LIFT SIGNAL SHAM SUIT CARDBOARD BOX SHEET NYT Connections today (game #955) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Trash them to use again GREEN: Covers BLUE: Steal and claim as your own PURPLE: Bruce Wayne stuff

Need more clues? NYT Connections today (game #955) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: ITEMS TO RECYCLE GREEN: BEDDING BLUE: PLAGIARIZE PURPLE: BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGS

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #955) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #955, are YELLOW: ITEMS TO RECYCLE BOTTLE, CAN, CARDBOARD BOX, NEWSPAPER GREEN: BEDDING BLANKET, SHAM, SHEET, THROW BLUE: PLAGIARIZE COPY, CRIB, LIFT, PIRATE PURPLE: BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGS CAVE, MOBILE, SIGNAL, SUIT My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes

The blue PLAGIARIZE group came together quickly for me today, before I hit a wall and struggled.

I made both my mistakes trying to collect what became the green BEDDING
group, getting 'one away' both times before abandoning it. Had I known what a SHAM was then it would have been a lot easier, but instead I tried NEWSPAPER and CARDBOARD BOX, thinking the group was more to do with covering than sleeping.

My triumph was getting BATMANS BAT THINGS. It was one of those purple groups that didnt make me feel more clever, but that did provide comfort that all my years watching The Adventures of Batman were not in vain. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, January 20, game #954) YELLOW: INTERTWINE LACE, TWIST, WEAVE, WIND GREEN: KINDS OF BEES BUMBLE, CARPENTER, HONEY, KILLER
BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TOWER PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "HANKER FOR" CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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