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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a tough purple category, to no one’s surprise. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Facebook tasks.
Green group hint: Way far away.
Blue group hint: Think museum displays.
Purple group hint: Letter near the end of the alphabet.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Things you can do on social media.
Green group: Furthest point.
Blue group: Art movements, with “ism.”
Purple group: What “V” might mean.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 5, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you can do on social media. The four answers are comment, like, lurk and post.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is furthest point. The four answers are end, extreme, opposite and pole.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is art movements, with “ism.” The four answers are brutal, impression, manner and real.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is what “V” might mean. The four answers are five, versus, very and volt.
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