Connections Help, Hints & Clues for Today, January 15

Does the January 15, 2025 (#949) edition of NYT Connections have you stumped? We’re providing some clues and hints to help you crack today’s puzzle with ease and add another day to your winning streak.

Connections by The New York Times is a popular daily word game that fans can play online. The puzzle presents a set of 16 different words that players must equally sort into four different groups. Although the words may seem random at first glance, they are actually connected by some hidden themes. To solve the puzzle, players need to correctly identify these themes within four guesses and choose which words belong together in a group.

The game offers a “one away…” notification as a hint whenever a player manages to choose three out of the four correct words of a particular group. The groups are also color-coded based on their level of difficulty.

Check out the hints and answers for the January 15 Connections puzzle below.

Connections hints for January 15

The 16 words in today’s puzzle are: CEREAL, STATIONARY, RAKE, FROZEN, PATRON, SHOVEL, SPADE, SNOW, MELTED, STATIC, SALT, DANDRUFF, LEVITATE, STILL, JACKAL, and HOSE.

Here are some hints for each group:

• Yellow Group: This group features objects that one might use in the garden.
• Green Group: This collection features words that are used to describe things that aren’t moving.
• Blue Group: This set features items that have something in common.
• Purple Group: This group includes words that are made up of two names.

What are the Connections answers for today, January 15?

So, without further ado, here are the answers for the January 15 NYT Connections puzzle:

Yellow Group: Gardening Tools – HOSE, RAKE, SHOVEL, and SPADE.

Green Group: Unmoving – FROZEN, STATIC, STATIONARY, and STILL.

Blue Group: Things That Come In Flakes – CEREAL, DANDRUFF, SALT, and SNOW.

Purple Group: Words Formed By Two Men’s Names – JACKAL, LEVITATE, MELTED, and PATRON.

Connections and all other puzzles on The New York Times are available on the official NYT Games app as well. Fans can download the app from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.