The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 1, 2025.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Abracadabra!

Green group hint: Husk is another word for this.

Blue group hint: Big fan.

Purple group hint: Not margarine.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Bit of magic.

Green group: Remove ...