Connections #949 Answers
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #949 for Thursday, January 15, 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): gardening tools
- Green: unmoving
- Blue: things that come in flakes
- Purple (hardest): words formed by two men’s names
Answers
GARDENING TOOLS
HOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, SPADE
UNMOVING
FROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKES
CEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, SNOW
WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES
JACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, PATRON
Previous Connections answers
- #948 — fixed, receiver of goods or services, starting with weather conditions, silent ___
- #947 — present go-withs, jostle, accessories for mr. monopoly, parts of the foot plus starting letter
- #946 — living room furniture, experience levels, promise, ending in u.s. coins
- #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
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