NYT Connections Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - Complete Answers & Solutions

Welcome to today's NYT Connections puzzle solution! Below you'll find all the answers, hints, and explanations for the January 27, 2026 puzzle. Each group is color-coded by difficulty level, from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest).

🎯 Complete Solutions by Difficulty

🟡 Yellow (Easiest): Quite the character

Words: CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, JOKER
💡 Hint: Quite the character

This straightforward category connects words that quite the character.

🟢 Green (Easy): NHL team members

Words: DEVIL, FLYER, PENGUIN, RANGER
💡 Hint: NHL team members

This moderately easy category connects words that nhl team members.

🔵 Blue (Medium): First words of Robin Hood character names

Words: FRIAR, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF
💡 Hint: First words of Robin Hood character names

This challenging category connects words that first words of robin hood character names.

🟣 Purple (Hardest): Starting with baseball gear

Words: BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE
💡 Hint: Starting with baseball gear

This most difficult category connects words that starting with baseball gear.

🧩 How to Solve NYT Connections

NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle where you need to find groups of four words that share something in common. Here are some tips:

📝 All 16 Words

Today's puzzle featured these 16 words: CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, JOKER, DEVIL, FLYER, PENGUIN, RANGER, FRIAR, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF, BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE

🎮 About NYT Connections

NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle game by The New York Times. Players must identify four groups of four words that share a common theme. The categories range from straightforward (yellow) to tricky wordplay (purple). Each puzzle has exactly one solution, and you have four mistakes before the game ends.

New puzzles are released daily at midnight ET. Come back tomorrow for the next puzzle solution!