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Monday, January 19, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 19, 2026

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Word grid

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

BUDDING
BUNDLE
CURRENT
FIX
FORTUNE
FRESH
LENGTH
MASS
MINT
NAIVE
NEW
SAND
SILVER
STUDY
TIME
WAD
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Themes

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

INEXPERIENCEDStraightforward
🤑Moderate
MEASURED BY SI UNITSTricky
WORDS AFTER "QUICK"Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

INEXPERIENCEDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING GREEN BEHIND THE EARS OR JUST STARTING OUT+ 3 more…
🤑Moderate
THESE ALL MEAN A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY+ 3 more…
MEASURED BY SI UNITSTricky
EACH OF THESE IS A BASE QUANTITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER "QUICK"Devious
PAIR EACH WITH 'QUICK' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
INEXPERIENCEDStraightforward
BUDDING,FRESH,NAIVE,NEW

BUDDING, FRESH, NAIVE, and NEW all describe someone or something inexperienced or just beginning.

🤑Moderate
BUNDLE,FORTUNE,MINT,WAD

BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, and WAD are all informal terms for a large sum of money, evoking the 🤑 emoji.

MEASURED BY SI UNITSTricky
CURRENT,LENGTH,MASS,TIME

CURRENT (ampere), LENGTH (metre), MASS (kilogram), and TIME (second) are four of the seven SI base quantities.

WORDS AFTER "QUICK"Devious
FIX,SAND,SILVER,STUDY

QUICKFIX, QUICKSAND, QUICKSILVER, and QUICK STUDY are all common phrases or compound words formed by adding QUICK before each word.

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