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Monday, January 5, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 5, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BRUTAL
COMMENT
END
EXTREME
FIVE
IMPRESSION
LIKE
LURK
MANNER
OPPOSITE
POLE
POST
REAL
VERSUS
VERY
VOLT
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

THINGS YOU CAN DO ON SOCIAL MEDIAStraightforward
FURTHEST POINTModerate
ART MOVEMENTS, WITH "-ISM"Tricky
WHAT "V" MIGHT MEANDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

THINGS YOU CAN DO ON SOCIAL MEDIAStraightforward
ACTIONS YOU MIGHT TAKE ON INSTAGRAM OR TIKTOK+ 3 more…
FURTHEST POINTModerate
WORDS MEANING THE FARTHEST POINT OR BOUNDARY+ 3 more…
ART MOVEMENTS, WITH "-ISM"Tricky
ADD "-ISM" TO GET A STYLE IN ART HISTORY+ 3 more…
WHAT "V" MIGHT MEANDevious
SINGLE LETTER "V" CAN STAND FOR EACH OF THESE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
THINGS YOU CAN DO ON SOCIAL MEDIAStraightforward
COMMENT,LIKE,LURK,POST

COMMENT, LIKE, LURK, and POST are all things users do on social media platforms.

FURTHEST POINTModerate
END,EXTREME,OPPOSITE,POLE

END, EXTREME, OPPOSITE, and POLE all refer to the furthest or most distant point of something.

ART MOVEMENTS, WITH "-ISM"Tricky
BRUTAL,IMPRESSION,MANNER,REAL

BRUTAL, IMPRESSION, MANNER, and REAL all become art movements when "-ism" is appended: Brutalism, Impressionism, Mannerism, Realism.

WHAT "V" MIGHT MEANDevious
FIVE,VERSUS,VERY,VOLT

The letter "V" can abbreviate FIVE (Roman numeral), VERSUS (in legal or sports contexts), VERY (as in V. Good), and VOLT (unit of electricity).

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