Connections #954 Answers
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #954 for Tuesday, January 20, 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): intertwine
- Green: kinds of bees
- Blue: famous bridges
- Purple (hardest): starting with synonyms for "hanker for"
Answers
INTERTWINE
LACE, TWIST, WEAVE, WIND
KINDS OF BEES
BUMBLE, CARPENTER, HONEY, KILLER
FAMOUS BRIDGES
BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TOWER
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "HANKER FOR"
CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON
Previous Connections answers
- #953 — inexperienced, 🤑, measured by si units, words after "quick"
- #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 ___
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