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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 21, #955 – USA All Americans NEWS™

Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 21, #955

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some fun categories. I especially liked the purple group, which made me think of the tribute I wrote when Adam West died back in 2017. RIP, Bright Knight. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times 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. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 21, 2026

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 21, 2026.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is items to recycle. The four answers are bottle, can, cardboard box and newspaper.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is bedding. The four answers are blanket, sham, sheet and throw.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is plagiarize. The four answers are copy, crib, lift and pirate.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Batman’s “Bat” things. The four answers are cave, mobile, signal and suit.


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