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Spoiler warning: The answers to Connections #956, published Thursday, January 22, 2026, are below.
NYT Connections answers for January 22, 2026
The four categories and their words were:
- WELL-DEFINED, AS AN IMAGE: CLEAR, CRISP, DISTINCT, SHARP
- FRUIT DESSERTS: COBBLER, CRUMBLE, STRUDEL, TURNOVER
- BUNGLE: FLUFF, FUMBLE, MISS, TRIP
- MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER: ELLEN, SPINY, TIMER, USE
Parade and Try Hard Guides published the full groups, and The Times of India independently reported the same answers. Parade · Try Hard Guides · The Times of India
How the final category works
Each word in “Magazines plus a letter” adds one letter to a magazine title: ELLEN is ELLE plus N, SPINY is SPIN plus Y, TIMER is TIME plus R, and USE is US plus E. DocumentaryTube explains the wordplay.
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