Hope you’re having a good 2026! I’ve been keeping up with my daily streak on the NYT Connections game, and I’m here to help you with today’s puzzle. If you’re stuck, check out this quick guide for hints and answers to get you through it.
Read on to wrap today’s NYT Connections challenge and move on with your day!
What is NYT Connections?
I should probably give you some background information before sharing today’s hints for the NYT Connections game.
NYT Connections launched in June 2023 as the newest game from the New York Times, and it quickly became popular. It’s easy to understand why – the game is free to play and available to anyone around the world, whether they’re using a computer or the mobile app.
NYT Connections is a great way to pass the time, like when you’re commuting or waiting for your coffee.
But how do you play NYT Connections?
It’s relatively simple, and that’s why it’s the best New York Times game, in my opinion.
Each day, the New York Times will give you 16 words arranged in a grid. Your job is to organize these words into four groups of four, based on what they have in common. There’s only one correct solution to each puzzle, and some words can be misleading, making it a bit challenging to solve.
The words are also color-coded – yellow, blue, green, and purple – to show how challenging they are. The colors go from easiest to hardest.
It’s important to remember you only get four tries each day. Use them all up, and you won’t be able to solve today’s NYT Connections puzzle – that’s game over.
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (January 15)
If you’re stuck on today’s NYT Connections puzzle but don’t want the solution, let’s start by just looking at the words. Sometimes simply seeing them can be enough to get your brain working and help you find the patterns.
Here are the NYT Connections words from today’s puzzle, #949:
- CEREAL
- STATIC
- MELTED
- SNOW
- LEVITATE
- SALT
- PATRON
- SHOVEL
- HOSE
- STATIONARY
- SPADE
- JACKAL
- FROZEN
- RAKE
- DANDRUFF
- STILL
And here are the hints I can offer for today’s NYT Connections:
- Yellow – These are all things you’d grab from a shed when working in the yard.
- Green – These all describe something that isn’t changing position or activity.
- Blue – Each of these can appear as tiny, thin pieces that fall, sprinkle, or scatter.
- Purple – Each word hides two common male first names back-to-back (sometimes overlapping slightly in sound or letters).
Here’s the final warning before we get to the NYT Connections answers for today, January 15:
Are you sure you want to scroll further?
Very well!
NYT Connections Answers Explained for Today, January 15 (#949)
Looking for the solutions to today’s NYT Connections puzzle? I can help!
- Yellow – HOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, SPADE
- Green – FROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
- Blue – CEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, SNOW
- Purple – JACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, PATRON
When Does NYT Connections Reset?
That’s today’s puzzle! A new one becomes available every day at midnight your time. You have 24 hours from that midnight to solve it.
How did it go? Did you manage a perfect run? Share your current streak on the TopMob Discord server!
Grant Taylor-Hill
Grant’s love of video games began very early – he was playing on the Amstrad CPC before he could even walk! Now, he’s a skilled gamer who enjoys playing on many different platforms, and his passion for gaming never fades.
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