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.I thought the blue category was a pretty creative topic today. It made me think of certain comedy routines by the late, great Bob Newhart. 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: What Mr. Kotter did for a livingGreen group hint: Store away for future useBlue group hint: Student drivers learn thesePurple group hint: Think fish baitAnswers for today's Connections groupsYellow group: TeachGreen group: CacheBlue group: Driving instructor directivesPurple group: ____ wormRead 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. 13, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is teach. The four answers are coach, guide, school and train.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is cache. The four answers are bank, pool, reserve and store.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is driving instructor directives. The four answers are brake, park, signal and turn.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is ____ worm. The four answers are book, earth, glow and inch.