NEW ‘Connections’ hints and answers for Sunday 19th January

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ForbesNEW ‘Connections’ hints and answers for Saturday 18th JanuaryBy Chris Holt

Hello everyone! I hope you have a great weekend.

I have to say, it’s remarkable how easy it is to freshen up your living space with just a few small changes. I replaced my shower curtain with a much nicer (but cheap) option and did the same with the shower shelves.

It was a real pain to get rid of the old shelves though. They were attached to the tiles as well plenty of silicone adhesive which took me forever to scrape off. It was only an hour or so into this mishap that I decided to find the best ways to get rid of such crap. While I don’t have the best-recommended option of a hair dryer (I probably should, considering how long my hair gets), I had a product on hand that helped a lot.

So here’s another mini recommendation for today: maybe do some research before diving into something unknown instead of just trying to wing things. Chances are there are some YouTubers who have already solved your problem.

Before we get started, I’ve started a discussion group for Connections and this column on Discord. You can chat about each game (and other topics) with me and other people. I’m always interested in finding out how other people approach the game, so join in! It’s funny.

It’s also the best way to give me feedback on the column, especially on the rare(!) occasions when I mess up.

Today’s NEW Connections advice and answers for Sunday 19 January will come straight up.

How Connections plays

Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on NEW website or game app.

You are presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by finding out the connections between them. The groups can be things like clickable items, names of research study participants, or words with a body part in front.

There is only one solution to each puzzle and you have to be careful when it comes to words that can fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to perhaps help you see connections between them.

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the hardest. The purple group often involves puns.

Choose four words that you think fit together and press send. If you guess and you’re wrong, you lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you may see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you still need to figure out which one to swap.

If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with some tips and if you’re really struggling, today’s is Connections answer. As with Wordle and other similar games, it’s easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chat.

If you have one NEW Free access or Spil subscription, you can access the publication’s Connections file. This includes all previous games of Connectionsso you can go back and play any of them you missed.

Apart from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find my tips for each grid via Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query.

What’s today’s hookup tip?

Roll slowly! Right after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words are included in them.

Today’s 16 words are…

• SUN
• POOL
• ACTION
• AQUARIUM
• REQUIREMENTS
• GEOMETRY
• BLUFF
• SUIT
• CHAP
• PURSE
• TAMPA BAY
• KITTY
• COMMON
• CASE
• POT
• POOL

And hints for today Connections groups are:

• Yellow group — total prize money
• Green group — legal eagle food
• Blue group —

• Purple group – “radiation” and The Kinks would fit in here

What are today’s connection groups?

Do you need extra help?

Be warned: we’re starting to come in spoiler territory.

Today’s Connections groups are…

• Yellow group — fund
• Green group — lawsuit
• Blue group — landforms
• Purple group – they have rays

What are today’s connections answers?

Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll down the page any further until you’re ready to find out today Connections answer.

This is your last warning!

Today’s Connections the answers are…

• Yellow group — fund (KITTY, POOL, POT, PURSE)
• Green group — legal application (CASE, CASE, CLAIM, CASE)
• Blue group — landforms (BASIN, BLUFF, CAPE, PLAIN)
• Purple group – they have rays (AQUARIUS, GEOMETRY, SUN, TAMPA BAY)

My fourth perfect game in a row and now my total streak is up to seven. Here’s how I managed:

Look at the reverse rainbow! It’s… It’s beautiful.

I got the purple group right away thanks to TAMPA BAY (Hey, give us back our baseball team! Dear Montreal.) (I’m not a baseball guy, but having the Expos back would be good for the city, I guess!) . As far as I can tell, the lead singer of The Kinks was Ray Davies.

I had to pause for a moment after that group. The reverse rainbow was in play so I didn’t want to make any hasty moves. But I couldn’t really see where to go from there. BLUFF, SUIT, and POT could have gone together as a set of poker terms, but I didn’t see a fourth word that would work, other than maybe ACTION.

POOL, KITTY, PURSE and POT was also a contender. But when I looked at PLAIN, the blues suddenly hit me. I knew in my gut that it had to be right. (As for the clue, it’s a little cheeky, but I’ll take any excuse to use a Biffy Clyro song.)

The last two groups became so clear, but I had to guess which were the greens. Again I went with my instinct and bam! I was right. My second reverse rainbow ever!

That’s all there is to it for today Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for tips and the fix for Monday’s game if you need them.

PS With my purple clue, we’re going out with a Kinks song today. And there is no doubt in my mind that it has to be “Lola, LOLA, Lola.” A true classic that might just fall flat for you on a Sunday morning:

Have a nice day! Stay hydrated! Call someone you love!

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