Connections #949 Answers – January 15, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #949 on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CEREALDANDRUFFFROZENHOSEJACKALLEVITATEMELTEDPATRONRAKESALTSHOVELSNOWSPADESTATICSTATIONARYSTILL
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
HOSE belongs to this group.
Green
FROZEN belongs to this group.
Blue
CEREAL belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
JACKAL belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
GARDENING TOOLS
Green category
UNMOVING
Blue category
THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKES
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES
Connections #949 answers
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GARDENING TOOLSHOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, SPADE
UNMOVINGFROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKESCEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, SNOW
WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMESJACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, PATRON
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What are the Connections answers for January 15, 2026?
GARDENING TOOLS: HOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, SPADE. UNMOVING: FROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL. THINGS THAT COME IN FLAKES: CEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, SNOW. WORDS FORMED BY TWO MEN’S NAMES: JACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, PATRON.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.