Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.There's a fun food category in today'sNew York Times Connections puzzle. It's a common food that has a number of different varieties, some of which have common nouns for names. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.Read more:Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every TimeHints for today's Connections groupsHere are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.Yellow group hint: Not a hand, butGreen group hint: George Washington is on it.Blue group hint: Like chanterelle.Purple group hint: Not pan, butAnswers for today's Connections groupsYellow group: Parts of a foot.Green group: One dollar.Blue group: Kinds of mushrooms.Purple group: Pot ____.Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections answers? The completed New York Times Connections puzzle for Jan. 3, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is parts of a foot. The four answers are arch, ball, heel and sole.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is one dollar. The four answers are buck, clam, single and smacker.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is kinds of mushrooms. The four answers are button, morel, oyster and trumpet.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is pot ____. The four answers are belly, hole, luck and sticker.