Connections #953 Answers
Monday, January 19, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #953 for Monday, January 19, 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): inexperienced
- Green: 🤑
- Blue: measured by si units
- Purple (hardest): words after "quick"
Answers
INEXPERIENCED
BUDDING, FRESH, NAIVE, NEW
🤑
BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, WAD
MEASURED BY SI UNITS
CURRENT, LENGTH, MASS, TIME
WORDS AFTER "QUICK"
FIX, SAND, SILVER, STUDY
Previous Connections answers
- #952 — features of a duck, destroy, found on a book jacket, classic hollywood actors
- #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
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