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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is super hard, I thought. I didn’t even know what the blue group theme was, and the green one used an emoji for its title, which is odd. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Like a rookie.
Green group hint: Big bucks.
Blue group hint: Think about measurement.
Purple group hint: Not slow.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Inexperienced.
Green group: Money-faced emoji.
Blue group: Measured by SI units.
Purple group: Words after “quick.”
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 19, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is inexperienced. The four answers are budding, fresh, naive and new.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the money-faced emoji. The four answers are bundle, fortune, mint and wad.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is measured by SI units. The four answers are current, length, mass and time.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words after “quick.” The four answers are fix, sand, silver and study.
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