NYT Connections Answers for January 22, 2026: Today's Puzzle Solution

Good morning, dear connectors. Welcome to today’s Connections forum, where you can give and receive puzzle — and emotional — support. Be warned: This article includes hints and comments that may contain spoilers for today’s puzzle. Solve Connections first, or scroll at your own risk. Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections Companions live every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong companion, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding companion. Post your solve grid in the comments and see how your score compares with the editor’s rating, and one another’s. Today’s Difficulty Our testers rate each puzzle out of 5 according to its difficulty. They are paid to solve each puzzle in advance. Learn more about what they do. Today’s difficulty is 2 out of 5. Your own rating may be different. For a deeper and more personalized analysis of puzzle difficulty, please visit Connections Bot. Need a Hint? In Connections, each category has a different difficulty level. Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult. Click or tap each level to reveal one of the words in that category. Want to give us feedback? Email us: crosswordeditors@nytimes.com Trying to go back to Connections? Leave any thoughts you have in the comments. Please follow community guidelines: Be kind. Comments are moderated for civility. If you run into any technical issues with the game, go to the Settings menu and tap “Report a bug.” Want to talk about Wordle or Spelling Bee? Check out Wordle Review and the Spelling Bee Forum. See our Tips and Tricks for more useful information on Connections.