Connections #943 Answers
Friday, January 9, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #943 for Friday, January 9, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): things that are red
- Green: used in metaphors for precarious situations
- Blue: musical artists minus starting numbers
- Purple (hardest): cardinal directions with first letter changed
Answers
THINGS THAT ARE RED
3 BALL, CARDINAL, HEART EMOJI, SOLO CUP
USED IN METAPHORS FOR PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS
8 BALL, DEEP END, LIMB, THIN ICE
MUSICAL ARTISTS MINUS STARTING NUMBERS
6 MAFIA, CHAINZ, DIRECTION, NON BLONDES
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
COUTH, FORTH, LEST, OAST
Previous Connections answers
- #942 — bit of a response to strong emotions, break the rules, first-class levers, starting with candy bars
- #941 — doppelgänger, portion, common flag symbols, pressed using a press
- #940 — apartment, sonorous, poker hands, familiarly, ___ animal
- #939 — things you can do on social media, furthest point, art movements, with "-ism", what "v" might mean
- #938 — paper publication, spool, things a defensive football player does, synonyms for butt plus starting letter
- #937 — army ranks, legwear in the singular, rihanna #1 hits, wet ___
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