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.Oh, you bet I recognized those video games in today's NYT Connections puzzle. But of course, the editors had to throw in a red herring that belonged in the ever-tricky purple category instead. Have you played Atari today? 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 realGreen group hint: Kiss-kissBlue group hint: Like Pac-ManPurple group hint: Dogs wag themAnswers for today's Connections groupsYellow group: FabricationGreen group: WooBlue group: Classic Atari gamesPurple group: Things featuring tailsRead more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 12, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is fabrication. The four answers are fairy tale, fantasy, fiction and invention.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is woo. The four answers are charm, court, pursue, romance.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is classic Atari games. The four answers are Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede and Defender.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is things featuring tails. The four answers are coin toss, comets, dress coat and Sonic the Hedgehog.