Connections #957 Answers
Friday, January 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #957 for Friday, January 23, 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): facial features
- Green: kinds of parking
- Blue: imperial units
- Purple (hardest): words before "light"
Answers
FACIAL FEATURES
CHEEK, EYE, LIP, TEMPLE
KINDS OF PARKING
GARAGE, METER, STREET, VALET
IMPERIAL UNITS
ACRE, BUSHEL, FOOT, STONE
WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"
FLOOD, LIME, PILOT, TRAFFIC
Previous Connections answers
- #956 — well-defined, as an image, fruit desserts, bungle, magazines plus a letter
- #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
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