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Hey there! Welcome to the start of a new week. Let’s get things off on a positive note by keeping your Connections streak going.
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 22
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:
- CROWN
- APPROVED
- SCHOOL
- STAFF
- VOID
- SCEPTER
- FILLING
- GAP
- CAVITY
- LIGHT
- PAID
- WAND
- LEAP
- PLAQUE
- BATON
- URGENT
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — ceremonial or otherwise notable long and thin things
- Green group — words you’ve probably heard your orthodontist say
- Blue group — terms that might be dipped in ink and applied to a form or bill
- Purple group — linked by a period of time, or in one case a measurement of distance
Connections Groups For January 22
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — symbolic rods
- Green group — dental terms
- Blue group — rubber stamp words
- Purple group — ____ year
Connections Answers For January 22
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 — symbolic rods (BATON, SCEPTER, STAFF, WAND)
- Green group — dental terms (CAVITY, CROWN, FILLING, PLAQUE)
- Blue group — rubber stamp words (APPROVED, PAID, URGENT, VOID)
- Purple group — ____ year (GAP, LEAP, LIGHT, SCHOOL)
My streak of three perfect games is over, but my overall winning streak is now up to nine.
PLAQUE was a pretty clear indicator that we had some orthodontist-related terms today, so I got the greens pretty quickly. The yellows followed after that with no issues.
My only real hiccup today came with the blues and purples. I guessed a group of GAP, VOID, LIGHT and LEAP, thinking they all related to a space of some kind, but that didn’t give me anything. But the game told me I was one word away from completing a group, and that’s when I realized that SCHOOL should replace LIGHT. That then left me with the blues for the win. I didn’t make the connection for that group before I hit submit.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Tuesday’s game if you need them.
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