Do you like making connections in life? No, I am not talking about the ones on LinkedIn, but NYT’s much-hyped Connections game. Unlike the social media app, creating a connection in the game is pretty easy as you need to categorize four similar words into a category. It’s a simple yet challenging game that can test your wits as well as your vocabulary skills. So, without any further ado, here are the answers and hints for today’s NYT Connections #957 for January 23, 2026.
Today’s NYT Connections #957 Hints for January 23, 2026
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- Yellow category hint: Parts of your face.
- Green category hint: Various places or ways to leave your car.
- Blue category hint: Traditional systems of measurement.
- Purple category hint: These four words are all commonly paired with a specific source of illumination.
Did you guess all the words? Let’s take a look at them below.
Today’s NYT Connections #957 Answer for January 23, 2026
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- Yellow Category: Cheek, Eye, Lip, Temple (FACIAL FEATURES)
- Green Category: Garage, Meter, Street, Valet (KINDS OF PARKING)
- Blue Category: Acre, Bushel, Foot, Stone (IMPERIAL UNITS)
- Purple Category: Flood, Lime, Pilot, Traffic (WORDS BEFORE “LIGHT”)
What do you think of today’s NYT Connections puzzle?
Today’s Connections puzzle offered a smooth but clever progression. Yellow and Green felt very intuitive, as those word clusters share very clear everyday associations. Blue required a bit of a shift into math and measurement, but the real highlight was Purple. It was one of those categories where the words seem completely unrelated until you find that specific “missing” word that ties them all together. It was a well-balanced puzzle, a solid 3.5 out of 5 for how neat it was.
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How to Play NYT Connections
Playing NYT Connections is pretty straightforward, as you need to group four similar words in a single group. However, the difficulty increases, with theyellow category being the easiest and purple being the hardest. The green category refers to moderate difficulty, while blue is complex, being one notch above.
There are 16 words in each puzzle, and there is a theme for each group, although the puzzle doesn’t reveal it. You only get four chances to correctly guess every group’s meaning; you can have four incorrect guesses, so use them wisely. If the answer is correct, you can move on to the next group; otherwise, you are stuck with the same one.
Moreover, just like Wordle, Connections refreshes every 24 hours, so you will need to wait till the next day for a fresh one. Also, if you guess incorrectly, there’s no way to play the game again, and it will simply reveal the correct results.
While playing the game itself does not require an NYT connection, you will need to create one if you wish to track your progress. You can also share your results by copying them to the clipboard and pasting them wherever you want.
