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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Bunch.
Green group index: Take the Nestea….
Blue group index: Do you want some water?
Purple group index: Henn!
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Band.
Green group: Dive.
Blue group: Parts of a sink.
Purple group: Horse riding equipment.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by January 11, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is the group. The four answers are group, crew, pack and team.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is diving. The four answers are crash, crater, fall and tank.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is parts of a sink. The four answers are sink, drain, faucet and stopper.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is equestrian equipment. The four answers are the bit, the crop, the halter and the saddle.
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The most difficult connections puzzles
We’ve noted some of the most difficult Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Include “elements you can set”, such as atmosphere, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as the egg, the juror, the month, and the rose.
#3: Included “Screen Streets”, such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Includes “___ power” such as Nap, Plant, Ranger, and Travel.
#1: Include “things that can leak,” like the candidate, faucet, mascara, and nose.
