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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 21, 2026
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLANKET
BOTTLE
CAN
CARDBOARD BOX
CAVE
COPY
CRIB
LIFT
MOBILE
NEWSPAPER
PIRATE
SHAM
SHEET
SIGNAL
SUIT
THROW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ITEMS TO RECYCLEStraightforward
BEDDINGModerate
PLAGIARIZETricky
BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ITEMS TO RECYCLEStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D TOSS IN THE BLUE BIN+ 3 more…
BEDDINGModerate
THINGS FOUND ON OR AROUND A BED+ 3 more…
PLAGIARIZETricky
WAYS TO STEAL SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK+ 3 more…
BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGSDevious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'BAT' IN THE DARK KNIGHT'S WORLD+ 3 more…
Full solution
ITEMS TO RECYCLEStraightforward
BOTTLE,CAN,CARDBOARD BOX,NEWSPAPER
BOTTLE, CAN, CARDBOARD BOX, and NEWSPAPER are all common household items that can be recycled.
BEDDINGModerate
BLANKET,SHAM,SHEET,THROW
BLANKET, SHAM, SHEET, and THROW are all types of bedding or bed coverings.
PLAGIARIZETricky
COPY,CRIB,LIFT,PIRATE
COPY, CRIB, LIFT, and PIRATE all mean to plagiarize or steal intellectual work.
BATMAN'S "BAT" THINGSDevious
CAVE,MOBILE,SIGNAL,SUIT
CAVE, MOBILE, SIGNAL, and SUIT all follow 'BAT' to form iconic Batman-related terms: Batcave, Batmobile, Bat-Signal, and Batsuit.