NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, January 20 (game #954)

Date:
Mon, 19 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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers
for Monday, January 19 (game #953) .

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 #954) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are CRAVEN TOWER BROOKLYN BUMBLE CARPENTER LACE NEEDLE TWIST HONEY WANTON WIND RIALTO DESIREE GOLDEN GATE WEAVE KILLER NYT Connections today (game #954) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Connect two things closely GREEN: Types of a striped insect BLUE: Notable water crossings PURPLE: A longing to begin

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles NYT
Connections today (game #954) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: INTERTWINE GREEN: KINDS OF BEES BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "HANKER FOR"

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #954) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #954, are 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 My rating:
Hard My score: 2 mistakes

I would like to claim that I saw crave, need, desire and want in CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON, but I didnt it was a lucky guess when I was down to my final eight tiles.

Before that it was a day to BUMBLE through. I made a mistake getting INTERTWINE, initially thinking it was about crafting. I included NEEDLE for WIND and then TWIST before finally landing on the correct foursome.

FAMOUS BRIDGES was the only group that I actually knew TOWER Bridge I have crossed many times including during the London Marathon, whereas my main memory of the RIALTO is the fish market right beside it. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, January 19, game #953) YELLOW: INEXPERIENCED BUDDING, FRESH, NAIVE, NEW GREEN: BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, WAD BLUE: MEASURED BY SI UNITS CURRENT, LENGTH, MASS, TIME PURPLE: WORDS AFTER "QUICK" FIX,
SAND, SILVER, STUDY 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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