The Connections puzzle for January 12 is now available to solve on the NYT application and website. This interesting game offers players 16 words every day to bifurcate into four different categories, with the help of hints and in-game assistance. Each category represents a unique theme, marked by various colors to indicate the difficulty level. Here, yellow indicates the easiest group to guess, whereas purple indicates the hardest. Players are required to identify the words that belong in the same category to solve the puzzle.
However, if you get stuck mid-way, don’t worry, as this article will guide you with hints and clues while also providing you with the answers to cross-check.
Connections hint for January 12
Today’s 16 words are as follows: Agreement, Novice, Proficient, Compact, Armchair, Moneypenny, Handshake, Pumpernickel, Bookcase, Intermediate, Ceftazidime, Console, Headquarter, Understanding, Expert, and Footstool. The hints below are placed based on difficulty level.
YELLOW – This category refers to the objects/items mostly kept in the main room of a house.
GREEN – This group is about the designated levels of a career or a skill.
BLUE – This category refers to keeping a word either verbally or in writing.
PURPLE – This group includes words that are related to money.
What are the Connections answers for today, January 12?
YELLOW Category: Living Room Furniture
Armchair, Bookcase, Console, Footstool
GREEN Category: Experience Levels
Expert, Intermediate, Novice, Proficient
BLUE Category: Promise
Agreement, Compact, Handshake, Understanding
PURPLE Category: Ending In U.S. Coins
Ceftazidime, Headquarter, Moneypenny, Pumpernickel
Today’s Connections was comparatively a bit easier to solve. If you got the hints right, the first three categories are convenient to crack. However, things might get tricky in the Purple category. The best way to solve it would be to first separate the words you’re confident in into different categories. The remaining words can then be matched through guessing and hints to put them into the correct groups.
