NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, January 13 (game #947)

Date:
Mon, 12 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 12 (game #946) .

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

Today's NYT Connections words are SHOULDER BOWTIE PARCH ELBOW WHEEL RANKLE RIBBON CANE PRESS BOW TOP HAT CARD MONEYBAG GIFT WRAP SHOVE NYT Connections today (game #947) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Fancy
wrapping GREEN: Budge in BLUE: As seen with a board game icon PURPLE: Hidden tootsies

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 #947) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS GREEN: JOSTLE BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY PURPLE: PARTS OF
THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #947) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #947, are YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS BOW, CARD, GIFT WRAP, RIBBON GREEN: JOSTLE ELBOW, PRESS, SHOULDER, SHOVE
BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY BOWTIE, CANE, MONEYBAG, TOP HAT PURPLE: PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER OTOE, PARCH, RANKLE, WHEEL My rating: Hard My score: Perfect

The OTOE tile jumped out at me immediately when I was looking over todays
game searching for words within words and I was able to quickly get what turned out to be the hardest/purple group. A rare treat to get this first.

I found the rest of the game more difficult, getting the JOSTLE quartet through a process of elimination I may have been tempted to include RANKLE
if I hadnt included it previously.

ACCESSORIES FOR MT MONOPOLY was a group I put together while imagining a cartoon man with an impressive moustache and tuxedo but couldnt place. (Officially hes called Miburn Pennybags.) Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, January 12, game #946) YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE ARMCHAIR, BOOKCASE, CONSOLE, FOOTSTOOL GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NOVICE, PROFICIENT BLUE: PROMISE AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING PURPLE: ENDING IN U.S. COINS CEFTAZIDIME, HEADQUARTER, MONEYPENNY, PUMPERNICKEL 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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