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Connections #959 Answers – January 25, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #959 on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ALTATEBOWTIECOVERDOMENTERFILL INHOODMENURIBBONSHELLSHIPSUBTEMPTUBEWINDOWS

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
COVER belongs to this group.
Green
ALT belongs to this group.
Blue
BOWTIE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ATE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
ACT AS A BACKUP
Green category
PC KEYBOARD KEYS
Blue category
PASTA SHAPES
Purple (hardest) category
SUFFIXES

Connections #959 answers

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ACT AS A BACKUPCOVER, FILL IN, SUB, TEMP
PC KEYBOARD KEYSALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWS
PASTA SHAPESBOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, TUBE
SUFFIXESATE, DOM, HOOD, SHIP
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What are the Connections answers for January 25, 2026?

ACT AS A BACKUP: COVER, FILL IN, SUB, TEMP. PC KEYBOARD KEYS: ALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWS. PASTA SHAPES: BOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, TUBE. SUFFIXES: ATE, DOM, HOOD, SHIP.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.