Connections #963 Answers – January 29, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #963 on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BEARBEDBRONZERFIBERGLASSFOUNDATIONGOLDILOCKSGOREYGRIMMGRIZZLYLINERPORRIDGESCARRYSILVERSTEINSMUGSTAINSTUMBLER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BRONZER belongs to this group.
Green
BEAR belongs to this group.
Blue
FIBERGLASS belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
GOREY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
MAKEUP
Green category
FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
Blue category
ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELS
Purple (hardest) category
HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL"
Connections #963 answers
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MAKEUPBRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN
FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARSBEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE
ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELSFIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL"GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
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What are the Connections answers for January 29, 2026?
MAKEUP: BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN. FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS: BEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE. ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELS: FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER. HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING "BRUTAL": GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.