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Connections Answers #940
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#940
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #940
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Yellow · APARTMENT
QUARTERSPADFLATDIGS
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Green · SONOROUS
CLEARRICHDEEPFULL
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Blue · POKER HANDS, FAMILIARLY
BOATQUADSFLUSHSTRAIGHT
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Purple · ___ ANIMAL
PARTYBALLOONSTUFFEDPACK
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ ANIMAL
PARTY · BALLOON · STUFFED · PACK
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #940?
Connections #940 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.