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Today’s Connections puzzle isn’t terrible, but as always, there are tricky areas. Did you think “lawyer” and “judge” went together? I sure did. 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: Look at your school schedule
Green group hint: Get a shovel
Blue group hint: Comfy garment
Purple group hint: Not down
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Types of academic courses
Green group: Results of some digging
Blue group: Ones wearing robes
Purple group: ____ up
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 22, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of academic courses. The four answers are discussion, lab, lecture and seminar.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is results of some digging. The four answers are ditch, hole, pit and trench.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ones wearing robes. The four answers are boxer, judge, monk and wizard.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ up. The four answers are batter, bottoms, chin and lawyer.
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