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Fun NYT Connections puzzle today! There is a favorite children’s story in one group, and four classic author surnames that, naturally, do not appear in the “author surname” category. Read on for clues and all the answers to today’s Connections.
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Announcements for Connections groups today
Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.
Notice the yellow group: Maybe Maybelline.
Green group hint: very hot, very cold, just right.
Blue group hint: Raise a cup.
Purple group hint: They are all like words with the same meaning.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Makeup.
Green group: Featured in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Blue group: Finishing of drinking vessels.
Purple group: Homophones of words meaning “brutal.”
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What are the answers to Connections today?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 29, 2026.
The yellow words in the current Connections
The theme is makeup. The four answers are bronzer, foundation, liner and stain.
The green words in the current Connections
The theme is featured in Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The four answers are bear, bed, Goldilocks and porridge.
The blue words in the current Connections
The theme ends with drinking vessels. The four answers are fiberglass, Silverstein, smug and stumbler.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones of words that mean “brutal.” The four answers are Gorey, Grimm, grizzly and Scarry.
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