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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is pretty difficult, and none of the topics have that pop-culture edge I look for to help me start solving. If you need some help, read on for clues and today's Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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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: There's nothing inside.
Green group hint: Not hardware.
Blue group hint: Get outta here!
Purple group hint: How big is it?
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Hollow cylinders.
Green group: Software platforms.
Blue group: Take off.
Purple group: Units of measure.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 10, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is hollow cylinders. The four answers are hose, pipe, straw and tube.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is software platforms. The four answers are app, desktop, mobile and web.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is take off. The four answers are book, dip, jet and split.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is units of measure. The four answers are bar, gram, mole and volt.
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