Connections #946 Answers
Monday, January 12, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #946 for Monday, January 12, 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): living room furniture
- Green: experience levels
- Blue: promise
- Purple (hardest): ending in u.s. coins
Answers
LIVING ROOM FURNITURE
ARMCHAIR, BOOKCASE, CONSOLE, FOOTSTOOL
EXPERIENCE LEVELS
EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NOVICE, PROFICIENT
PROMISE
AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING
ENDING IN U.S. COINS
CEFTAZIDIME, HEADQUARTER, MONEYPENNY, PUMPERNICKEL
Previous Connections answers
- #945 — group, plunge, parts of a sink, equestrian gear
- #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
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