Do you like making connections in life? No, I am not talking about the ones on LinkedIn, but NYT’s much-hyped Connections game. Unlike the social media app, creating a connection in the game is pretty easy as you need to categorize four similar words into a category. It’s a simple yet challenging game that can test your wits as well as your vocabulary skills. So, without any further ado, here are the answers and hints for today’s NYT Connections #963 for January 29, 2026.
Today’s NYT Connections #963 Hints for January 29, 2026
- Yellow category hint : Cosmetics applied to the face.
- Green category hint: Elements from a famous fairy tale.
- Blue category hint : Look at the last few letters of each word; they all contain a container for liquids.
- Purple category hint: These famous names sound exactly like adjectives used to describe something macabre or violent.
Did you guess all the words? Let’s take a look at them below.
Today’s NYT Connections #963 Answer for January 29, 2026
- Yellow Category: BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN (MAKEUP)
- Green Category : BEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE (FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS)
- Blue Category: FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER (ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELS)
- Purple Category: GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY (HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING “BRUTAL”)
What do you think of today’s NYT Connections puzzle?
Today’s Connections puzzle was a real challenge. Yellow, Green, and Purple were pretty quick to figure out, with the words clicking into place right away. The real fun began with Blue. The words looked so random at first, so figuring out the hidden structural trick was a very satisfying surprise. It was a well-balanced puzzle, a solid 3 out of 5 for how neat it was.
You can also checkout today’s answers for other NYT puzzles :
- NYT Strands Puzzle Answers
- NYT Wordle Answers
- NYT PIPS Answers
- NYT Mini Crossword
How to Play NYT Connections
Playing NYT Connections is pretty straightforward, as you need to group four similar words in a single group . However, the difficulty increases, with the yellow category being the easiest and purple being the hardest. The green category refers to moderate difficulty, while blue is complex, being one notch above.
There are 16 words in each puzzle , and there is a theme for each group, although the puzzle doesn’t reveal it. You only get four chances to correctly guess every group’s meaning; you can have four incorrect guesses, so use them wisely. If the answer is correct, you can move on to the next group; otherwise, you are stuck with the same one.
Moreover, just like Wordle, Connections refreshes every 24 hours, so you will need to wait till the next day for a fresh one. Also, if you guess incorrectly, there’s no way to play the game again, and it will simply reveal the correct results.
While playing the game itself does not require an NYT connection, you will need to create one if you wish to track your progress. You can also share your results by copying them to the clipboard and pasting them wherever you want.
