Connections #952 Answers
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #952 for Sunday, January 18, 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): features of a duck
- Green: destroy
- Blue: found on a book jacket
- Purple (hardest): classic hollywood actors
Answers
FEATURES OF A DUCK
BILL, FEATHERS, WEBBING, WINGS
DESTROY
BREAK, DAMAGE, TOTAL, WRECK
FOUND ON A BOOK JACKET
AUTHOR, QUOTE, SYNOPSIS, TITLE
CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD ACTORS
COOPER, GRANT, PECK, PRICE
Previous Connections answers
- #951 — spread over, throw, anagrams, first words of kids' games
- #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
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