In case you are working on the NYT Connections puzzle of today’s date, this guide gives you all the hints and answers required. Connections #941 pits the players against the word grouping of four unique themes consisting of 16 words. While some puzzles are easier than others, today’s grid has a tricky purple group that can stump even experienced solvers. Don’t worry—our guide makes it simpler.
How to Play Connections
Connections is an intrusive daily puzzle game from The New York Times (the same creators as Wordle) that showcases 16 different words. Your task is to classify them into four categories with four words in each, where the common theme is present in each group. Be cautious, as there are frequently red herrings that are intended to confuse you. You can commit three errors at most; the fourth one ends the game and uncovers the solution.
Each group has a color indicating difficulty:
- Yellow: Easiest
- Green: Easy
- Blue: Medium
- Purple: Hardest
Today’s Words (January 8, 2026)
SCISSORS | GOOSEBUMP | HEATHERS | CLOTHESPIN
DOVETAIL | AEROPLANE | CHILL | CROWBAR
JAYWALK | LITTER | LOITER | MARSALA
SEESAW | SHIVER | SPEED | TINGLE
Hints for Today’s Puzzle
- Yellow: You may experience this during a movie.
- Green: That’s not allowed!
- Blue: Does it pivot?
- Purple: Focus on the first half.
- Extra hint 1: One theme concerns food.
- Extra hint 2: There’s no “bird” theme today.
If you need more help, here’s one word from each group:
- Yellow: Chill
- Green: Loiter
- Blue: Crowbar
- Purple: Marsala
Connections Groups for Today
- Yellow: Bit of a Response to Strong Emotions
- Green: Break the Rules
- Blue: First-class Levers
- Purple: Starting with Candy Bars
Full Answers
- Yellow (Bit of a Response to Strong Emotions): Chill, Goosebump, Shiver, Tingle
- Green (Break the Rules): Jaywalk, Litter, Loiter, Speed
- Blue (First-class Levers): Clothespin, Crowbar, Scissors, Seesaw
- Purple (Starting with Candy Bars): Aeroplane, Dovetail, Heathers, Marsala
Today’s yellow theme—reactions to strong emotions—was particularly long and specific, while the green theme about breaking rules was relatively straightforward. The blue group, which stood for levers, depended on figuring out the items’ similarities in their functions, while the purple candy-bar-inspired group became hard to grasp if you didn’t know the references.
Congratulations regardless of whether you used hints or solved it all by yourself! A fresh NYT Connections puzzle gets published every day at midnight, meaning you can attempt it again the next day and keep your streak just like with Wordle.
