Connections #951 Answers
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #951 for Saturday, January 17, 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): spread over
- Green: throw
- Blue: anagrams
- Purple (hardest): first words of kids' games
Answers
SPREAD OVER
BLANKET, COAT, COVER, PLASTER
THROW
CAST, HURL, PELT, SLING
ANAGRAMS
INKS, KINS, SINK, SKIN
FIRST WORDS OF KIDS' GAMES
CAPTURE, HIDE, RED, SIMON
Previous Connections answers
- #950 — kinds of hats, components of a kid’s bedtime routine, musical acts with "a" as the only vowel, grand ___
- #949 — gardening tools, unmoving, things that come in flakes, words formed by two men’s names
- #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
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