NYT “Connections” tips and answers for Sunday, January 19th

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ForbesNYT “Connections” tips and answers for Saturday, January 18thFrom Kris Holt

Hello everyone! I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

I have to say, it’s remarkable how easy it is to refresh your living space with just a few small changes. I swapped out my shower curtain for a much nicer (but cheaper) option and did the same with the shower shelves.

However, getting rid of the old shelves was a real pain. They were glued to the tiles many Silicone glue that took forever to scrape off. It wasn’t until about an hour into this mishap that I decided to look for the best ways to get rid of this junk. Although I don’t have the most recommended option of a hair dryer (which I probably should considering how long my hair is getting), I did have a product on hand that helped me a lot.

So here’s a second little recommendation for today: Maybe do a little research before jumping into something unknown, rather than just trying to wing things. Chances are there are some YouTubers who have already solved your problem.

Before we get started, I created a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat with me and other people about any game (and other topics). I’m always interested in finding out how other people approach the game, so join in! It’s fun.

It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess something up.

Today NYT Connections Hints and answers for Sunday, January 19th will follow soon.

How to play connections

Connections is a free, popular one New York Times daily pun. You will receive a new puzzle every day at midnight. You can play on that NYT Website or gaming app.

You will be presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to divide them into four groups of four by figuring out the connections between them. The groups can be, for example, elements that you can click on, names of research participants, or words preceded by a body part.

Each puzzle has only one solution, and you have to be careful when it comes to words that could fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps better see the connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to understand, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult. The purple group often contains puns.

Select four words that you think go together and click Send. If you guess and are wrong, you lose a life. When you’re close to finding the right group, you may see a message saying you’re one word away from the right group, but you still need to figure out which word to swap.

If you make four mistakes, the game is over. Let’s make sure that this doesn’t happen with the help of some tips, and if you really find it difficult, even with today’s ones Connections Answer. Like with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats.

If you have one NYT You can access the publications with the All Access or Games subscription Connections Archive. This includes every previous game from Connectionsso you can go back and play any songs you missed.

Aside from the first 60 or so games, you should be able to find my clues for each grid via Google if you need to! Simply click here and enter the date of the game for which you need hints or answers to the search query.

What are today’s connection notes?

Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for each of today’s Connections Groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words appear in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

• SUN
• POOL
• ACTION
• AQUARIUM
• CLAIM
• GEOMETRY
• BLUFF
• MEN’S SUIT
• CAPE
• PURSE
• TAMPA BAY
• KITTY
• UNADORNED
• CASE
• POT
• POOL

And the clues for today Connections Groups are:

• Yellow group – total prize money
• Green Group – legal eagle food
• Blue Group –

• Purple Group – Radiation and The Kinks would fit in here

What are today’s sorority groups?

Do you need additional help?

Be warned: we’re starting to get into this Spoiler territory.

Today Connections Groups are…

• Yellow Group – Fund
• Green group – court file
• Blue group – landforms
• Purple group – they have rays

What are today’s connection solutions?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today Connections Answer.

This is your final warning!

Today Connections Answers are…

• Yellow Group – Funds (KITTY, POOL, POT, PURSE)
• Green Group – legal filing (lawsuit, case, claim, suit)
• Blue Group – Landforms (BASIN, BLUFF, CAPE, PLAIN)
• Purple group – they have rays (AQUARIUM, GEOMETRY, SUN, TAMPA BAY)

My fourth perfect game in a row, and now my total streak stands at seven. This is what happened to me:

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Check out this inverted rainbow! It’s… It’s beautiful.

I immediately got the purple group thanks to TAMPA BAY (hey, give us back our baseball team! Love, Montreal.) (I’m not a baseball guy, but the Expos’ return would be good for the city, I think!). From what I’ve suggested, Ray Davies was the lead singer of The Kinks.

After this group I had to pause for a moment. The reverse rainbow was in play, so I didn’t want to make any hasty moves. But I couldn’t really see where to go from there. BLUFF, SUIT and POT could have worked together as a set of poker terms, but I haven’t found a fourth word that would work, except perhaps ACTION.

POOL, KITTY, PURSE and POT were also candidates. But as I watched PLAIN, the blues suddenly hit me. I knew in my gut that this had to be right. (As for the reference, it’s a little out of whack, but I’ll take any excuse to use a Biffy Clyro song.)

The final two groups then became clear, but I had to guess which ones were the greens. Again I followed my instinct and bam! I was right. My second ever inverted rainbow!

That’s all for today Connections Hints and answers. Be sure to check out my blog tomorrow for hints and the walkthrough for Monday’s game if you need it.

PS: Based on my purple clue, we have to choose a Kinks song today. And there is no doubt in my mind that it has to be “Lola, LOLA, Lola.” A real classic that you might enjoy on a Sunday morning:

I wish you a wonderful day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!

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