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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tricky. I solved the green group right away, but was stumped by the three others. 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.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: Nose is another one.
Green group hint: Leave your car here.
Blue group hint: Measurements.
Purple group hint: Not dark.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Facial features.
Green group: Kinds of parking.
Blue group: Imperial units.
Purple group: Words before "light."
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. 23, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is facial features. The four answers are cheek, eye, lip and temple.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is kinds of parking. The four answers are garage, meter, street and valet.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is imperial units. The four answers are acre, bushel, foot and stone.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is words before "light." The four answers are flood, lime, pilot and traffic.
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