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Connections is The New York Times' engaging daily word association game. Players must group sixteen seemingly unrelated words into four hidden categories based on subtle connections.
Cracking Today's Connections Puzzle
If you're struggling with today's challenging word groupings (especially those obscure categories), these carefully structured hints will help guide you to the solution without spoiling the satisfaction of discovery.
Today's Word Pool
The January 13th puzzle features these sixteen words:
- Bank
- Park
- Book
- Store
- Reserve
- Train
- School
- Pool
- Earth
- Signal
- Inch
- Coach
- Turn
- Glow
- Guide
- Brake
Strategic Puzzle Insights
General guidance for approaching today's challenge:
- The categories don't relate to common errand locations
- No groupings follow the "____ up" pattern
- "Earth" and "Book" share the same classification
Difficulty-Tiered Solutions
Simplest Category (Yellow)
Hint: Related to instruction or tutoring
Category: Teach
Words: Coach, Guide, School, Train
Medium Difficulty (Green)
Hint: Terms meaning collection or accumulation
Category: Cache
Words: Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store
Challenging Group (Blue)
Hint: Commands you might hear during driving lessons
Category: Driving Instruction Directives
Words: Brake, Park, Signal, Turn
Most Complex Connection (Purple)
Hint: Each pairs with "worm" to form common phrases
Category: ____ Worm
Words: Book, Earth, Glow, Inch
Complete Solution
- Yellow: Teach (Coach, Guide, School, Train)
- Green: Cache (Bank, Pool, Reserve, Store)
- Blue: Driving Instruction Directives (Brake, Park, Signal, Turn)
- Purple: ____ Worm (Book, Earth, Glow, Inch)
Ready to test your word association skills? The NYT Connections game is accessible through any modern web browser.
