Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (January 29, 2025): All puzzle answers

Modified Jan 29, 2025 00:32 IST

Today's NYT Connections hints and answers can help you save your winning streak. Every day, The New York Times brings forth 16 words for the community to categorize them into four sets, each connected by a theme. However, this thread of connection is not revealed until you discover the categories. To do so, you get only four chances.

This article brings four hints to help you figure out the names of the categories which can make it easier to guess the sets of words. You can also check the answers in the final segment of this article.

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The table below offers hints for the NYT Connections puzzle of January 29, 2025:

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All words for NYT Connections today (image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These words can mean 'having had ownership of something'.
Green category	Many of us do one or more of these things while resting.
Blue category	These arrived in 2024.
Purple category	These can be used before a word that means "shelter."

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NYT Connections answers for today (January 29, 2025)

The table below provides answers to the NYT Connections puzzle for January 29, 2025:

All answers for today's NYT Connections (image via The New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Yellow category	These words mean "Owned." The words are Bore, Held, Had, and Possessed.
Green category	These are "Things you might do in your sleep." The words are Drool, Snore, Talk, and Dream.
Blue category	These are "Movie Series with 2024 releases." The words are Alien, Venom, Wicked, and Gladiator.
Purple category	These words sit before "House." The words are Full, Haunted, Gingerbread, and White.

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