Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 28 #962

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Fake.
Green group index: Handmaids do that.
Blue group index: Where you listen to albums.
Purple group index: Additional.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group:Imitation.
Green group: Cleaning products.
Blue group: Components of a record player.
Purple group: Spare ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by January 28, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is imitation. The four answers are fake, simulated, simulated and fake.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is cleaning products. The four answers are a bucket, gloves, rag and soap.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme consists of the components of a record player. The four responses are the motor, needle, platter and tonearm.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is spare ____. The four answers are me, coast, time and tire.
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