Today’s NYT Connections puzzle, while not difficult, gets a bit repetitive, especially in the Purple category. If you want to skip that hassle, then keep reading as we talk about the hints, categories, and answers for NYT Connections for January 4. 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 –We use these while gifting
- Green Category – Do you like dating apps?
- Blue Category – Saying these makes me feel old
- Purple Category – A fortunate word comes before all of these
Additional Hint: The Blue category sure is lit
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. 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 – GIFT-GIVING ACCESSORIES
- Green – DATING APP ACTIONS
- Blue – COOL, IN SLANG
- Purple – LUCKY _ _ _
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 4
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- GIFT-GIVING ACCESSORIES – Bow, Box, Card, Wrapping
- DATING APP ACTIONS – Block, Match, Message, Swipe
- COOL, IN SLANG – Fire, Lit, Sick, Tight
- LUCKY _ _ _ – Break, Charm, Duck, Strike
The NYT Connections for today is a healthy mix of different topics that are moderate in difficulty. I luckily started out with the Blue category. I had initially thought the included words were related to literal fire. However, they were just some slang words that made me feel old as I read them aloud.
With my age in check, I moved onto the Yellow category and coupled words that are related to birthdays. The Green category came next. While I am not too good at dating, I’ve tried my luck enough times to get the terms.
With only four words left, I combined them all to get the Purple category and the NYT Connections for January 4.
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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