The NYT Connections puzzle for today has teeth. Thankfully, we went to the dentist and are here to help. So, if you’re confused about this puzzle, then keep reading as we join all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for January 22. With that, let’s begin!
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for the Connections themes today. Check them out and see if you can guess any of them.
- Yellow Category – Even sticks can mean something
- Green Category – Do you brush your teeth regularly?
- Blue Category – Some terms are just a formality
- Purple Category – Things to do with 365 days
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. But we think you don’t need an additional hint today. However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1 While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, then keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – SYMBOLIC RODS
- Green – DENTAL TERMS
- Blue – RUBBER STAMP WORDS
- Purple – _ _ _ YEAR
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2 The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself.
Connections Answer for January 22
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- SYMBOLIC RODS – Baton, Scepter, Staff, Wand
- DENTAL TERMS – Cavity, Crown, Filling, Plaque
- RUBBER STAMP WORDS – Approved, Paid, Urgent, Void
- _ _ _ YEAR – Gap, Leap, Light, School
As you can see yourself, I solved the NYT Connections puzzle today in a very predictable fashion. I started out with the Yellow category and, as expected, got it quite easily. I then fixated on the Green category and started joining words that hinted towards teeth. It took me two minutes to remember that Crown is also a term, but I ended up getting it.
The Blue category itself was moderately difficult to solve. While I was confusing it with terms used to take a leave, the Rubber Stamp logic came pretty close. With only four words left, as always, I got them all together and solved the Purple category and, finally, the NYT Connections puzzle for January 22.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
Anshuman Jain
