Connections #945 Answers
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #945 for Sunday, January 11, 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): group
- Green: plunge
- Blue: parts of a sink
- Purple (hardest): equestrian gear
Answers
GROUP
BAND, CREW, PACK, TEAM
PLUNGE
CRASH, CRATER, DROP, TANK
PARTS OF A SINK
BASIN, DRAIN, FAUCET, STOPPER
EQUESTRIAN GEAR
BIT, CROP, HALTER, SADDLE
Previous Connections answers
- #944 — hollow cylinders, software platforms, take off, units of measure
- #943 — things that are red, used in metaphors for precarious situations, musical artists minus starting numbers, cardinal directions with first letter changed
- #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
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