Cracking the NYT Connections Puzzle: January 4 Edition

The NYT Connections puzzle for January 4 is a fun challenge, especially for football fans. This game is all about finding links between words. It resets every midnight, and each new set of words gets tougher. If you're stuck, hints and tips can help you figure it out. Connections is a popular word game from the New York Times. It's similar to Wordle but with a twist. Players group four words that share a common thread. Each puzzle has 16 words divided into four categories. These categories can be anything from book titles to software names. The trick is to find the right connections, as multiple words might seem to fit together. Players get up to four mistakes before the game ends. They can also rearrange the board to spot connections more easily. Each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest. Like Wordle, you can share your results on social media.Here are some hints for today's categories: - Yellow: A journalistic piece - Green: Spindle - Blue: NFL moves - Purple: Rearend Need more help? The categories for today's puzzle are: - Yellow: Paper publications - Green: Spool - Blue: Things a defensive football player does - Purple: Synonyms for butt plus starting letter Ready for the answers? Here they are: - Paper publications: COPY, EDITION, ISSUE, PRINT - Spool: COIL, CRANK, REEL, WIND - Things a defensive football player does: BLITZ, BLOCK, SACK, TACKLE - Synonyms for butt plus starting letter: DREAR, ETAIL, GRUMP, SCAN If you didn't get it this time, don't worry. There will be new puzzles tomorrow. If you're also playing NYT Strands, there are hints available for that too. For more puzzles, check out Mashable's games hub.