I sadly lost the battle to the NYT Connections puzzle today. However, if you wish to avoid the same fate, then you’re at the right place. Keep reading as we break down all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for January 28. So, without further ado, 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 – Do you want to reach the top?
- Green Category – Often used as a pick-up line
- Blue Category – Cute synonyms of the word ‘Small’
- Purple Category – All found inside a wordy board game
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 – HIGHEST POINT
- Green – “CAN I GET YOUR _ _ _ ?” (PHONE INFO REQUEST)
- Blue – MODIFIERS MEANING “SMALL”
- Purple – INSIDE A SCRABBLE BOX
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 28
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- HIGHEST POINT – Crest, Peak, Summit, Vertex
- “CAN I GET YOUR _ _ _ ?” (PHONE INFO REQUEST) – Cell, Contact, Digits, Number
- MODIFIERS MEANING “SMALL” – Baby, Mini, Pocket, Toy
- INSIDE A SCRABBE BOX – Bag, Board, Racks, Tiles
I myself am trying to reach the top of the progress ladder. This is all the more reason why I could easily solve the Yellow category for the NYT Connections puzzle today. I then moved on to the Green category, which I found quite stupid.
However, with the help of a friend, I figured out the last word and got it, too.
This was sadly when I lost the NYT Connections puzzle for January 28. I could not for the life of me get the Blue category. Exhausting all my chances, I got the answers and the NYT Connections puzzle.
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.
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