Connections #956 Answers
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #956 for Thursday, January 22, 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): well-defined, as an image
- Green: fruit desserts
- Blue: bungle
- Purple (hardest): magazines plus a letter
Answers
WELL-DEFINED, AS AN IMAGE
CLEAR, CRISP, DISTINCT, SHARP
FRUIT DESSERTS
COBBLER, CRUMBLE, STRUDEL, TURNOVER
BUNGLE
FLUFF, FUMBLE, MISS, TRIP
MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER
ELLEN, SPINY, TIMER, USE
Previous Connections answers
- #955 — items to recycle, bedding, plagiarize, batman's "bat" things
- #954 — intertwine, kinds of bees, famous bridges, starting with synonyms for "hanker for"
- #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 ___
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