Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 21, #590

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The purple category in the NYT Connections puzzle isn’t usually the toughest, but I found it to be a fun and easier one than usual today. You might, too. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now 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. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including 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: Insult.

Green group hint: Tiny thing.

Blue group hint: Needed in the North.

Purple group hint: Doom is one, and so is McCoy.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Putdown.

Green group: Small likeness.

Blue group: Used to clear snow.

Purple group: Doctors in pop culture.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 21, 2025, #590

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is putdown. The four answers are barb, crack, dig and slight.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is small likeness. The four answers are doll, figure, miniature and model.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is used to clear snow. The four answers are plow, salt, sand and shovel.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is doctors in pop culture. The four answers are No, Octopus, Pepper and Who.



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