Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #948 today, released on January 14th, 2026, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.
If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- FROSTY
- SNOWMAN
- AUCTION
- RAINMAKER
- FIRM
- MOVIE
- CLIENT
- MISTLETOE
- FAST
- PARTNER
- SECURE
- ACCOUNT
- USER
- TREATMENT
- TIGHT
- CONSUMER
Connections 948 Group Hints Today (January 14th, 2026)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “FIXED“.
- Hint 2: FROSTY and MISTLETOE are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups in today’s puzzle:
- Hint 4: One group of words comes after the word “SILENT“.
What are the Connections 948 Answers Today? (1/14/26)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 948 released on 14th January 2026:
- FIXED – FAST, FIRM, SECURE, TIGHT
- RECEIVER OF GOODS OR SERVICES – ACCOUNT, CLIENT, CONSUMER, USER
- STARTING WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS – FROSTY, MISTLETOE, RAINMAKER, SNOWMAN
- SILENT ____ – AUCTION, MOVIE, PARTNER, TREATMENT
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