Cracking the NYT Connections Puzzle: January 6th Edition

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is a word game that has taken the internet by storm. It's all about finding connections between words. The game resets every midnight, and the puzzles get tougher as you go. If you love a challenge, this game is for you.

How to Play

The game is simple. You get 16 words, and you have to group them into four categories. Each category has four words that share something in common. The categories can be anything from book titles to types of animals. But be careful, only one grouping is correct.

Game Mechanics

• Grouping: Group the 16 words into four categories of four words each.
• Correct Guess: If you get all four words in a category right, they disappear from the board.
• Incorrect Guess: If you guess wrong, it counts as a mistake. You only get four mistakes before the game ends.
• Rearranging: You can rearrange the words to make it easier to spot connections.
• Color-Coding: Each category is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest.

Today's Puzzle Hints

• Yellow: Living space
• Green: A nice voice
• Blue: Card game terms
• Purple: Creature

Today's Answers

• Yellow: Apartment (DIGS, FLAT, PAD, QUARTERS)
• Green: Sonorous (CLEAR, DEEP, FLAT, RICH)
• Blue: Poker hands, familiarly (BOAT, FLUSH, QUADS, STRAIGHT)
• Purple: ___ animal (BALLOON, PACK, PARTY, STUFFED)

Keep Playing

Don't worry if you didn't get it this time. There's always tomorrow's puzzle. And if you're looking for more puzzles, check out Mashable's games hub.